Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Movie Release Date 1996
Country UK
Language English
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 134 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.1
Cast
Imogen Stubbs Viola
Steven Mackintosh Sebastian
Nicholas Farrell Antonio
Sydney Livingstone Captain
Ben Kingsley Feste
James Walker Priest
Helena Bonham Carter Olivia
Nigel Hawthorne Malvolio
Mel Smith Sir Toby Belch
Imelda Staunton Maria
Crew
Director Trevor Nunn
Writer Trevor Nunn
Writer William Shakespeare
Producer Christopher Ball
Producer Mark Cooper
Plot
Brother and sister Viola and Sebastian, who are not only very close but look a great deal alike, are in a shipwreck, and both think the other dead. When she lands in a foreign country, Viola dresses as her brother and adopts the name Cesario, becoming a trusted friend and confidante to the Count Orsino. Orsino is madly in love with the lady Olivia, who is in mourning due to her brother's recent death, which she uses as an excuse to avoid seeing the count, whom she does not love. He sends Cesario to do his wooing, and Olivia falls in love with the disguised maiden. Things get more complicated in this bittersweet Shakespeare comedy when a moronic nobleman, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and a self-important servant, Malvolio, get caught up in the schemes of Olivia's cousin, the obese, alcoholic Sir Toby, who leads each to believe Olivia loves him. As well, Sebastian surfaces in the area, and of course there is Feste, the wise fool, around to keep everything in perspective and to marvel, like we the audience, at the amazing things happening all around.
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Owner Marit
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Release Country Denmark
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Danish; Finnish; Norwegian; Swedish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer