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Name: Twelfth Night
Released: 1996-10-25
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs, Nigel Hawthorne, Imelda Staunton, Ben Kingsley

Twelfth Night

PG
2h 14m
1996

76%

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Acclaimed British theatre director Trevor Nunn helms a rare film project, delivering a rousing and charming version of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedy, Twelfth Night. Now set in the 19th Century, the story follows the daring adventure of Viola as she disguises herself as a man to work as a Page in the court of Count Orsino, a man whom she desperately loves. Of course Orsino sees Viola as a man, as does his lady love Olivia who is quickly attracted to the new Page. Twelfth Night: Or What You Will boasts an impressive cast featuring Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs, Nigel Hawthorne, Imelda Staunton and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

Director:

Trevor Nunn

Producer:

Stephen Evans, David Parfitt, Christopher Ball, Simon Curtis, David Garrett, Bob Hayward, Ileen Maisel, Greg Smith, William Tyrer, Patrick Wachsberger, Ruth Vitale, Jonathan Weisgal

Cast:

Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs, Nigel Hawthorne, Imelda Staunton, Ben Kingsley

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: Director Trevor Nunn makes some questionable choices, but his stellar cast -- which includes Helena Bonham-Carter, Ben Kingsley, and Nigel Hawthorne -- more than rises to the material.

Reviews

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Adam Sandel

Even if you don't know the play, or don't "speak Shakespeare," you're in for a lively, rewarding experience.

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The New York Review of Books

Geoffrey O'Brien

Nunn's film succeeds beautifully in its chosen course.

Staring sardonically into the camera, Kingsley's cool fool gives this Victorian fantasy a modern edge, as a bitter commentator who dimly views romantic love as quite absurd.

I started watching the film by thinking, "They should film more of the comedies," and probably They still should, but I ended by thinking, "They really ought to hire movie directors to make movies."

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TV Guide