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Nov 8, 1996 · Trevor Nunn's new film version of “Twelfth Night,” a lighthearted comedy of romance and gender confusion, creates a romantic triangle out of the same sorts of mistaken sexual identities that inspired “Some Like It Hot.” And Nunn directs it in something of the same spirit; the film winks at us while the characters fall in love.
Oct 8, 2018 · Twelfth Night (1996) is a modern film adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s comedy plays, directed by Trevor Nunn. It was filmed in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on a budget of around 5 million USD.
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Updated to the Victorian late nineteenth-century and filled with colorful Cornwall landscapes, Trevor Nunn imbues this surprisingly cinematic Twelfth Nightwith a sense of adventure as well as a pervasive melancholy. Expertly cast and consistently well-played, the romance is delightful and the low comedy is at least amusing, with the two principals ...
Imogen Stubbs (Viola), Steven Mackintosh (Sebastian), Nicholas Farrell (Antonio), Ben Kingsley (Feste), Helena Bonham Carter (Olivia), Nigel Hawthorne (Malvolio), Mel Smith (Sir Toby Belch), Imelda Staunton (Maria), Toby Stephens (Orsino), Peter Gunn (Fabian) Richard E. Grant (Sir Andrew Aguecheek).
Trevor Nunn, a former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, begins Twelfth Night- modernized to the late Victorian era - with a non-textual prologue, showing Viola and Sebastian as a sister-brother vaudeville team providing campy entertainment aboard ship. The twins sing - "hey ho the wind and the rain" - during a howling rainstorm, A...
Oct 25, 1996 · Twelfth Night: Directed by Trevor Nunn. With Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Farrell, Sidney Livingstone. Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Trevor Nunn
- 1996-10-25
Nov 17, 2019 · Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a refreshing breath of comedy from his well-known tragedies. It delves into the themes of deception and love while mixing them into a humourous play.
Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night: Or What You Will) is a 1996 romantic comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Trevor Nunn and featuring an all-star cast.
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Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's most accessible and enjoyable comedies for modern audiences. The most popular film production of the play is the 1996 Trevor Nunn version, which is awash is summery color and broad humor. This modest 1988 film could not be more different from the Nunn film.
