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Twelfth Night [DVD]

Helena Bonham Carter (Actor), Richard E. Grant (Actor), Trevor Nunn (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Genre	Comedy
Format	Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC, Color, DVD
Contributor	Imogen Stubbs, Sydney Livingstone, Toby Stephens, Nicholas Farrell, James Walker, Imelda Staunton, Richard E. Grant, Steven Mackintosh, Helena Bonham Carter, Trevor Nunn, Ben Kingsley, Mel Smith, Nigel Hawthorne, William Shakespeare See more
Language	English
Runtime	2 hours and 14 minutes

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A once-in-a-lifetime cast shines in this hilarious version of the beloved Shakespeare comedy! When a shipwreck separates siblings Viola and Sebastian in a foreign land, each thinks the other is dead, and both embark on a series of romantic misadventures involving deception, cross-dressing, dashing counts, obese alcoholics and a perceptive fool who presides over the entire madcap affair. A delight from start to finish, this dazzling treat is British comedy at its best!

When a shipwreck separates siblings Viola and Sebastian in a foreign land, both think the other is dead and embarks on a series of romantic misadventures.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 4 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Trevor Nunn
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC, Color, DVD
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 14 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2005
Actors ‏ : ‎ Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Farrell
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio ‏ : ‎ IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0009VNBKG
Writers ‏ : ‎ Trevor Nunn, William Shakespeare
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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charles cooper

I was curious about Elizabethan comedy

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024

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in an era when all parts were played by male actors, they thought cross dressing was funny.

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Oldie but goodie

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024

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Yay

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Mistaken Missive

My favorite movie of all time!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016

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I LOVE this movie! I'm a big Shakespeare fan, and 12th Night is my all time favorite Shakespeare comedy. The way that this movie was done, is not only a credit to the original piece, but they even improved on it! I'm very much a stickler for ORIGINAL TEXT. I hate it when the original text of the play is edited or modernized. I really dislike (but understand) when they edit out parts of the play. From my memory, I would say that there is a very minimum of editing out in this version... and the additions they made, which normally I would object to, really did add to the play. They also re-arranged a few scenes, keeping the text, and that ALSO worked to the advantage of the play.

Now, even though 12th Night is my favorite... I am fully aware of how unbelievable the ending can be most of the time it's done. It's just not believable. This film makes it 100% believable. It's 100% acceptable for the ending to be plausible, because of the way the scenes were done and the extra physical elements that were added. If you know the play, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you don't, I don't want to spoil it, but trust me, you need to see it. If you need more information, the fact that a woman is pretending to be a man, and falls in love with another man (who falls in love with her, thinking that she is male... but being straight...) there is that tension and desire with confusion that really SHOULD be there, but is not written in the text. That is what makes this movie great.

My favorite character of the play/film has always been the fool, played by Ben Kingsley. May I just say that Ben Kingsley is the BEST actor I have EVER seen in this role. The character of the fool in this play was specifically written by Shakespeare for the actor (of his day) to play. This was a new (then) concept of the wise fool. This fool does not do physical or low comedy, but is the ONLY character in the entire play who is not some kind of unintentional fool. This fool is where all the wisdom comes from. He's the only character who knows exactly what is going on, but allows everything to happen as it will. So often this character is not grasped by those playing it, or they have trouble playing it. It takes actual wit and cleverness to really pull off this character and Ben Kingsley has that. He's masterful in the role and truly inspiring. If you want an example of the ALL TIME best performance of this character, this is IT! So, of course, this being my favorite character in my favorite play, the fact that he does the role perfectly makes it absolutely fantastic for me.

All of the acting is excellent! ALL of it! When Viola is sacrificing her physical self, both temporarily (losing her lovely hair) and permanently (destroying her voice) for her role as a boy, it's heartbreaking. Her love is very real. The love Sebastian has for Antonio and vice versa is very much felt. The pompous attitude, forbidden lust and later, the complete downfall of Malvolio is both hilarious and enthralling. Sir Toby Belch and Maria are also believable and funny in their plotting and romance. The much used Sir Andrew Aguecheek is over-the-top -but in a perfect way! I adored the little bit they threw in there costume-wise for him. Orsino and Olivia are both characters where their love should not and (sadly, in most productions) never is honestly believable in the end, but for this film it is 100% believable and set up for complete success by the director and the actions of the actors. Sure, she's married a total stranger, but we get the feeling that it'll all be ok, BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONS! If we'd not seen that first scene where they made that relationship of the twins come alive for us and we knew their bond, their love and their spirit, it just wouldn't be the same.

So if you've not seen it yet, GET IT AND SEE IT NOW!

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Ill will and romance in Illyria

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2012

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If music be the food of love play on,
Give me excess of it that surfeiting
The appetite may sicken and so die.

In Shakespeare's time women actors were not permitted on the stage. Their roles were usually played by boys or men who could do high pitched tones. You can imagine therefore the dramatic tension that can be created by a somewhat gender bending role, and what that can add to certain romantic situations.

So when a young lady, Viola, and her twin brother, Cesario, get shipwrecked, she washes up alone on the hostile shores of Illyria, where the Duke of Orsino does not allow women in court because he only has eyes for the Duchess. Adopting the guise of the brother she gains the Duke's trust, and he asks her to woo the Duchess in his name. Unfortunately, the Duchess has recently also lost her brother, and sworn off men for seven years.

The Duchess falls in love with Viola as a man, while Viola falls in love with the Duke as a woman, setting up a complicated romantic triangle. Meanwhile, Malvolio literally means ill will, we have music with Ben Kingsley as Feste the clown, and an attempt to mislead the melancholic Malvolio in the ways of love, and a mysterious anonymous message lending farcical elements. You wonder if Viola's brother might have miraculously survived the shipwreck.

In my opinion Imogen Stubbs does an excellent job doing double duty, and Helen Bonham Carter steals the show in every scene. Her facial expressions are priceless.

As a Shakespeare production I have to give Trevor Nunn top marks for delivering a beautiful setting, developing the tension very well, and for the license he takes with the scenes, I particularly like that the twins were a singing duo, and the bath scene. Ben Kingsley's experience and presence as a Shakesperean actor shows through in every scene.

Perhaps best considered as part of a trio of plays including As You Like It, with which it has the thematic similarity of a woman in disguise as a man, and Much Ado About Nothing, a romantic comedy set in Messina.

Twelfth night features the famous saying: Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.

I consider this one of the best renditions of Shakespeare to screen, and if you get a chance, I particularly recommend you check out Zeffirellis Romeo & Juliet (Widescreen) starring Olivia Hussey. Sublime.

I have also seen an earlier version of TN with Joan Plowright in the role of Viola, and Alec Guinnes as Malvolio. Unlike this modern version JP looks the same as either a man or a woman, and while she is a good actress, I estimate she may have been about 50 when playing the part, which is probably more suited to a woman in her early 20s like Imogen Stubbs. That version while quite good made me appreciate the dynamism of this one more. It's not just a great play, now it's a great movie.

I think you will love it and I hope this was helpful.

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A. Casalino

Present mirth hath present laughter.......

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2000

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How wonderful that I should happen upon this movie one early summer evening not so very long ago - and that it should brighten the wettest, most overcast June immemorial!
Director Trevor Nunn set this Shakespeare play in the Victorian era, and his adaptation is overflowing with talent - Imogen Stubbs (Viola) shows herself to be a versatile actress who can brilliantly play this complex lead with ease! Also notable were Nigel Hawthorne (Malvolio), Toby Stephens (Orsino), Helena Bonham Carter (wonderful as Olivia, although I'd expected it as I've never seen her performances as anything less), Richard E. Grant (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), and Imelda Staunten (Maria) -- and Ben Kingsley (the fool, Feste) did such a magnificent job - and, incidently, he sings superbly - he would easily have stolen the show if it weren't for the flawless performances of the entire cast!
I had to give it four stars instead of five because it was very hard to follow what was being spoken much of the time. I actually had to pull out my "Riverside Shakespeare" to follow what was being said. Much of this movie is verbatim directly from the play itself - which I must say endears it further into my heart.
In the midst of a summer where, at least here in my little realm of the earth, it "raineth every day," a movie such as this eases the doldrums. This movie is a delight!

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Chad North

Throughly enjoyed

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

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Wish it had subtitles, but was great just the same.

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Melissa

School stuff

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023

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Watched this becasue of school but I thought it was good. Ending seemed rushed and didn't make to much sense like Olivia moved on faster then lightning!!

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Johannes Poschner

Shakespeare: Was ihr wollt"

Reviewed in Germany on January 17, 2024

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Besser, eindrucksvoller kann man eine Shakespeare-Komödie nicht verfilmen - ich vermute, "Good old William would like it" ...

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Esther Elizabeth Herrera quintero

El estado

Reviewed in Spain on June 15, 2021

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En perfecto estado y como se anuncia

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la mouette rieuse

Excellente interprétation, mais malheureusement pas de sous-titres

Reviewed in France on March 8, 2020

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La pièce est superbement montée et interprétée. Mais ne serait-il pas possible de prévoir des sous-titres ... au moins en anglais. La langue de Shakespeare n'est pas si facile et j'ai l'impression d'être passée à côté de certains passages.

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sarah stephenson

My favourite Shakespeare Adaptation

Reviewed in Australia on December 21, 2018

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This is one of my favourite William Shakespeare adaptation of Twelfth Night here!

The Prairie Chronicles

A guilty pleasure

Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2011

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We recently watched this film again (we watch it once a year or so) and we enjoy it every time we do. This time we watched it on our PS3 and the scenery and colours are even more striking.

Other reviewers have explained the plot and the characters, so I'll give those a miss.

We like the acting, the pace, the scenery, the costumes, and most of the actors in this film. It's quirky and funny without trying to be, and it will remain one of our guilty pleasures in years to come. It also makes us think.

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