Why Nunn chose to set this version in the 1890s is a little baffling.
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07/06/08
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... [More]
Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Ben Kingsley, Nigel Hawthorne, Richard E. Grant
Director: Trevor Nunn
Reviews for Twelfth Night
Top CriticThe direction is assured, and the cast is masterly.
02/09/06
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10/18/08
Top CriticNo review available.
06/23/04
Carter plays the slightly unstable Olivia with comic efficiency.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/31/03
Twelfth Night is blessed with a first rate cast, all of whom have bought into Nunn’s vision.
01/01/00
British director Nunn doesn’t always take advantage of the play’s comic possibilities. But he creates absorbing, original moments -- in the unlikeliest of places.
01/01/00
Focuses on the twists and turns in the giddy game of life.
08/28/02
Shakespeare aficionados will probably be pleased that so much of the written word has made it to the screen, but the two-plus hour running length is a bit burdensome.
01/01/00
Nunn has done a very good job of keeping the humor and vitality of Shakespeare intact...
01/01/00
No review available.
04/10/03
Not to be missed.
04/17/02
Another fine film version of the Bard's work...
10/15/02
No review available.
01/25/03
An innovative and imaginatively rendered version of Shakespeare's funniest play.
01/01/00
An entertaining movie. No more, no less.
04/12/02
The autumn chill suffusing this film is right in line with the play's constant song of death and loss.
01/01/00
Bonham Carter, who has grown wonderfully as an actress, walks the thin line between love and comedy...
01/01/00
Top CriticTwelfth Night may be uneven, but is still largely appealing, thanks to the talented cast and the unique design of the film.
01/01/00
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