Twelfth Night
1980
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12 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10/10. For Those With an Open Mind and Open Heart. nienhuis 15 October 2005. I find this an almost impeccable film version of this very subtle Shakespearean comedy, far transcending my former favorite, the 1996 film version by Trevor Nunn, which now pales in comparison.
User Reviews. This is a tale of twins, Viola (Helen Hunt) and Sebastian (Rick Stear), who are separated by a shipwreck. Viola disguises herself as a man (Cesario) and becomes an attendant to Duke Orsino (Paul Rudd), with whom she falls in love. He loves Olivia (Kyra Sedgwick), who in turn falls in love with Cesario.
Many will tell you that Trevor Nunn's feature film of "Twelfth Night" with a potluck cast of stars is the best choice, but I find it a gross miscalculation in tone, scale and pace, and a complete misfire.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck.
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Review by Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 Patron. Twelfth Night, or What You Will 1988 ★★★½. Rewatched Jan 01 , 2016. I first saw this early, bare bones offering from Kenneth Branagh around 20 years ago.
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Dec 3, 2003 · Twelfth Night, Or What You Will Gloriously irreverent, deliciously colorful version of the Bard's darkest comedy should benefit from topliners of "Bend It Like Beckham" and "Dirty...
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Overview. The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia.
