Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 8
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.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 3
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.
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Movie Info
The classic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity and gender confusion is brought to the screen once again in this British production, courtesy of screenwriter-director Trevor Nunn. Nunn has transferred the time period to the Victorian Era of the late 19th century. Two twins, Viola (Imogen Stubbs) and Sebastian (Steven MacKintosh), are separated when their ship capsizes. Each believes that the other has drowned. Viola washes ashore on the coast of Illyria. She disguises herself as a man
Jul 1, 1998 Wide
Aug 30, 2005
New Line Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Helena Bonham Carter
Olivia -
Imogen Stubbs
Viola -
Nigel Hawthorne
Malvolio -
Ben Kingsley
Feste -
Mel Smith
Sir Toby Belch -
Richard E. Grant
Sir Andrew Aguecheek -
Imelda Staunton
Maria -
Toby Stephens
Orsino -
Steven Mackintosh
Sebastian -
Timothy Bentinck
Officer -
Rod Culbertson
Officer -
Nicholas Farrell
Antonio -
Sidney Livingstone
Captain -
James Walker
Priest -
Peter Gunn
Fabian -
Alan Mitchell
Valentine -
Jeff Hall
Gardener
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All Critics (36) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (8) | DVD (4)
A handsome, agreeably performed rendition that fails to ignite much laughter or any real emotion.
Top CriticThe direction is assured, and the cast is masterly.
A comic meditation on desire, disguise and inherent bisexuality.
An entertaining movie. No more, no less.
Only fitfully do the actors actually seem to become the characters they are playing.
An innovative and imaginatively rendered version of Shakespeare's funniest play.
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."
Where is Preston Sturges when we need him?
Why Nunn chose to set this version in the 1890s is a little baffling.
Another fine film version of the Bard's work...
Focuses on the twists and turns in the giddy game of life.
Not to be missed.
This is the film to take a Shakespeare fan to see so he will understand why so many people do not care for Shakespeare.
The adaptation of the text is quite literal, but the passion and the chemistry is not up to par.
Twelfth Night may be uneven, but is still largely appealing, thanks to the talented cast and the unique design of the film.
Carter plays the slightly unstable Olivia with comic efficiency.
Nunn has done a very good job of keeping the humor and vitality of Shakespeare intact...
The autumn chill suffusing this film is right in line with the play's constant song of death and loss.
Twelfth Night is blessed with a first rate cast, all of whom have bought into Nunn's vision.
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- Twelfth Night (DE)
- Twelfth Night (UK)
