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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

US Box Office: $0

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
Empire Magazine
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10/18/08
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Where is Preston Sturges when we need him?

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07/06/08
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A handsome, agreeably performed rendition that fails to ignite much laughter or any real emotion.

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07/06/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Why Nunn chose to set this version in the 1890s is a little baffling.

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07/06/08
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The direction is assured, and the cast is masterly.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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Time Out

No review available.

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Emanuel Levy
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06/23/04
Andy Klein
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Los Angeles CityBeat

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10/31/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A comic meditation on desire, disguise and inherent bisexuality.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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04/10/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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01/25/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

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

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

No review available.

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09/06/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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

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08/28/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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06/25/02
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Not to be missed.

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04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

An entertaining movie. No more, no less.

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04/12/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix
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Only fitfully do the actors actually seem to become the characters they are playing.

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02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
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Los Angeles Times
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