I've just been reading Zeffirelli's obituary - one interesting quote of his which caught my eye was:-
"Women represent the warmth of life - they're frail and vulnerable. They only become unpleasant when they feel the need to create a defence, and they exaggerate. That's why they become divas."
I remember falling head over heels in love with Olivia Hussey when i saw his Romeo and Juliet in the very early 70s. Thought Leonard Whiting a real wimp. That may, of course, have just been jealousy.
RIP Franco