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Twelfth Night (1996)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:21

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.8/10

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.

Runtime: 2 hrs 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Trevor Nunn's version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy revolves around Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is... Trevor Nunn's version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy revolves around Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is hopelessly in love with a woman named Olivia, and soon Viola finds herself hopelessly in love with Orsino. But Orsino thinks she's a man, and her predicament worsens when she realizes that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Nunn's film sets the play in the 19th Century and brings out both the ebullient and the melancholy aspects of Shakespeare's story. [More]

Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Ben Kingsley, Nigel Hawthorne, Richard E. Grant

Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Ben Kingsley, Nigel Hawthorne, Richard E. Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Steven Mackintosh, Toby Stephens

Director: Trevor Nunn

Director: Trevor Nunn
Screenwriter: Trevor Nunn
Producer: Stephen Evans, David Parfitt
Composer: Shaun Davey

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Angie Errigo

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Moira MacDonald

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Seattle Times

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2.5/4

Where is Preston Sturges when we need him?

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 06 2008 05:32 AM

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Todd McCarthy

A handsome, agreeably performed rendition that fails to ignite much laughter or any real emotion.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 06 2008 05:30 AM

Variety

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Why Nunn chose to set this version in the 1890s is a little baffling.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 06 2008 05:29 AM

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Geoff Andrew

The direction is assured, and the cast is masterly.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

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Emanuel Levy

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Andy Klein

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comment Comment | Jun., 23 2004 09:38 PM

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4/5

Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Oct., 31 2003 02:09 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Stephen Holden

A comic meditation on desire, disguise and inherent bisexuality.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:11 PM

New York Times

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Apr., 10 2003 02:02 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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4/5

Michael Szymanski

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comment Comment | Jan., 25 2003 09:20 PM

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3/4

Margaret A. McGurk

Another fine film version of the Bard's work...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 15 2002 08:18 AM

Cincinnati Enquirer

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2/5

Rob Vaux

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comment Comment | Sep., 06 2002 07:30 PM

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Focuses on the twists and turns in the giddy game of life.

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Leslie Rigoulot

Not to be missed.

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3/4

Rick Groen

An entertaining movie. No more, no less.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 12 2002 08:12 AM

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Kevin Thomas

Only fitfully do the actors actually seem to become the characters they are playing.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 14 2001 12:37 AM

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