An animated version of william shakespeares twelfth night. Nunns version shows him to be a deft theatrical juggler, whose gift is to toss up a dozen major roles among plots, subplots, and plotsaborning, and keep all balls in the air. Viola has been shipwrecked in illyria, and the captain tells her that the wreck. Todays twelfth night comes from 1969 and stars sir alec guinness, tommy steele, sir ralph richardson, and joan plowright. Twelfth night is a tale of unrequited love hilarious and heartbreaking. Viola who is disguised as cesario falls in love with duke orsino, who in turn is in love with countess olivia. Twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. Twelfth night was first adapted into a film in 1910, as a silent production.
Or what you will is a 1996 britishamericanirish film adaptation of william shakespeare s play, directed by trevor nunn and featuring an allstar cast. John dexters production of william shakespeares twelfth night. He loves olivia adreinne corri, who in turn falls in love with cesario. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Duke orsino has a bit of a weird hairdo going on most of the men in this movie do, sadly, except for obi. First off, this was originally aired on television in 1969. This production is part of a famous series produced by bbc of all of william shakespeares plays. Twelfth night is one of the lightest of shakespeares comedies, and one of the few times that theres no appreciable body count. The guinness book of records lists 410 featurelength film and tv versions of william shakespeare s plays, making shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language as of july 2018, the internet movie database lists shakespeare as having writing credit on 1,371 films, including those under production but not yet released.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought. Sir alec guinness, sir ralph richardson and joan plowright star in this merry on stage mixup of identity, gender and love in tony awardwinner john dexters. It was a bit weird that antonio and malvolio both fell off the back of the movie while other traditionally. Twelfth night 1970 john dexter, john sichel cast and. Charming full text, modern, location based screen adaptation of william shakespeares play twelfth night. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Itv sunday night theatre twelfth night tv episode 1970 imdb. Twelfth night sir alec guinness, sir ralph richardson and joan plowright star in this merry onstage mixup of identity, gender and love in tony award winner john dexters production of shakespeares twelfth night a fanciful farce of classic proportions with a wealth of slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years. Twelfth night, or what you will is a comedic play by william shakespeare. Click to read more about twelfth night 1969 film by john sichel. List of william shakespeare screen adaptations wikipedia. The movie comments that just where the film industry will take shakespeare seems quite up for grabs.
The editors go on to speculate on two very different possibilities. Twelfth night is a 1970 british tv adaptation of the play twelfth night by william shakespeare. Trevor nunns new film version of twelfth night, a lighthearted comedy of romance and gender confusion, creates a romantic triangle out of the same sorts of mistaken sexual identities that inspired some like it hot. Twelfth night and as you like it british universities. Sir alec guinness, sir ralph richardson and joan plowright star in this merry onstage mixup of identity, gender and love in tony awardwinner john dexters production of william shakespeares twelfth night. Twelfth night an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the christian celebration of the epiphany combines love, confusion. Things drag in the early scenes, and the mid60s, madeforbritishtelevision sets and camerawork are a bit jarring. Twelfth night referring to the end of the christmas dodecagon concerns shipwrecked viola joan plowright, who lands in the imaginary realm of illyria though there was indeed a real region by this name. David byrd left as sir andrew aguecheck crosses swords with jenneth webster as viola in this scene in shakespeares twelfth night, being presented by repertory theater, new orleans, at the civic theater. The image quality isnt great, because while this version has since been released on dvd, the screencaps are taken from a video my parents taped off tv before i even knew who shakespeare was.
Sir alec guinness, sir ralph richardson and joan plowright star in this merry onstage mixup of identity, gender and love in tony awardwinner john dexters production of william shakespeare. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Twelfth night is often used by english teachers as the perfect introduction to shakespeares comedies. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother sebastian is lost. Shakespeares comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves. Set in the late 19th century, it was filmed on location in cornwall, including scenes shot at padstow and at lanhydrock house near bodmin, with.
Not too many readers will have guessed that the fourth big name in john sichels amusing 1969 tv version of twelfth night, first broadcast the following year, is tommy steele rather than dame joans husband, the future lord olivier. The pacing of this 1969 production which came to television as an episode of itv saturday night theatrein the early going doesnt commend it. Before priscilla crossed the desert, wong foo met julie newmar, and the birdcage was unlocked, there. Jan 25, 2015 twelfth night 1969 john dexters production on film w joan. Twelfth night starts out as a farce of mistaken identity, and humor rarely ages well. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Find movie and film cast and crew information for twelfth night 1970 john dexter, john sichel on allmovie.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Sir alec guinness, sir ralph richardson and joan plowright star in this merry onstage mixup of identity, gender and love in tony awardwinner john dexters. Though the plot is convoluted to say the least, with two mistaken identities, one actor portraying more than one character and at least one other adopting a rather useless disguise to comedic effect, and more mismatched lovers than you shake a couplet at, the language, though. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about twelfth night 1969 film by john sichel. Originally broadcast on britains itv, this classic. Originally broadcast on britains itv, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four. The earliest known production is king john from 1899. Anyway, after that bit of geeking out, lets move on to the film itself. The first twin, viola, falls in love with orsino, who dotes on oiivia, who falls for viola but is idolised by malvolio.
Which is a shame since this movie really does mean well. Twelfth night one of william shakespeares most wild and raucous romantic comedies begins when viola and sebastian, nearly identicallooking siblings, survive a disaster at sea. An anthology of essays assembled just before twelfth night was released boose and burt, shakespeare. Twelfth night an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the christian celebration of the epiphany combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and joyful discovery. This article related to a madefortv movie is a stub. Twelfth night on dvdbluray 1969 broadway on video database. It deals with two college students and friends who are against the war.
This televised adaptation of william shakespeares twelfth night, originally screened on britains itv in 1969, stars alec guinness, tommy steele, joan plowright and sir ralph richardson in the principal roles. In a nod to the shipwrecked opening of shakespeares twelfth night, the movie includes a scene where the. Twelfth night 1996 is a modern film adaptation of one of shakespeares comedy plays, directed by trevor nunn. Itv saturday night theatre twelfth night tv episode 1970 imdb. In the kingdom of illyria, a nobleman named orsino lies around listening to music, pining away for the love of lady olivia. Shakespeares twelfth night bears something of the same relationship to his serious romances like romeo and juliet that, if you will forgive the comparison, airplane.
The play centres on the twins viola and sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Twelfth night or what you will subtitles 15 subtitles. It requires a blend of dream and reality, a balance between laughter and pain and a strong, allround. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. And nunn directs it in something of the same spirit. Believing her twin brother sebastian to be dead, she rightly assumes she will manage better in this new land as a male, and disguises herself as cesario, who quickly becomes a page in the home of. Joely richardson looks at shakespeares women examining as you like it and twelfth night covering issues such as cross dressing, twins, disguise, the nature of comedy and gender. Director trevor nunn makes some questionable choices, but his stellar cast which includes helena bonhamcarter, ben kingsley, and nigel hawthorne more than. Twelfth night brims over with sex and intimations of sex, both heterosexual and homosexual. Twelfth night macbeth dvd, 2005, 2disc set theatre shakespeare greta scacchi see more like this twelfth night live from londondvdnear mint condition2005rarescarce album pre. Thats right, everyones favourite jedi master after yoda, of course is in a shakespeare play. Twelfth night 1969 youtube viewing ive written about william shakespeare here before, but only in a limited sense. Viola disguises herself as a man cesario and becomes an attendant to duke orsino gary raymond, with whom she falls in love.
See more ideas about twelfth night, night and shakespeare. The pacing of this 1969 production which came to television as an episode of itv saturday night theatre in the early going doesnt commend it. In college, i took an acting class and i performed a scene from hamlet. Twelfth night 1969 john dexters production on film w. Adjust for period, genre and style, and acknowledge the fact that shakespeare occupies a different creative universe than, say, david zucker, and the intention is the same. After a shipwreck, believing her brother has been killed, viola disguises herself as a boy named cesario and becomes a courtier to orsino, who sends her to deliver a message of his love to olivia, but she falls for the messenger instead. Duke orsino has a bit of a weird hairdo going on most of the men in this movie do, sadly, except for obiwan. Meanwhile, off the coast, a storm has caused a terrible shipwreck.
Twelfth night 1969 film by john sichel librarything. Twelfth night and as you like it british universities film. Twelfth night is no chamber comedy, but a sweeping, genderbent symphony of gags, deceptions, and love lost and regained. Twelfth night 1969 john dexters production on film w joan. Originally broadcast on britains itv, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years. I thought i had a grasp of the meaning behind the lyricism of the words and the outdated language, but. Twelfth night 1969 the gender bending the rules blogathon is an event which looks at roles where men play women and women play men and other variations hosted by the midnite drivein and angelmans place. And i was super excited for this one because obiwan kenobi plays malvolio.
That should make it a good introduction, for use in schools etc, but sadly it wont do. A woman gets shipwrecked, loses her half identical twin, dresses as a boy to get a job, and gets involved in a bizarre love dodecahedron. He cannot have her because she is in mourning for her dead brother and refuses to entertain any proposals of marriage. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hollywood shakespeare presents twelfth night by william shakespeare, a modern retelling of this epic tale. John bartons 1969 production starred donald sinden as malvolio and judi dench as viola. With alec guinness, tommy steele, ralph richardson, joan plowright. Twelfth night, or what you will is a romantic comedy by william shakespeare, believed to have. Twelfth night 1970 john dexter, john sichel synopsis. Toby stephens born 21 april 1969 is an english stage, television, radio and film actor who has appeared in films in both the uk and us as well as in india. Squemish knight confronts scared lad in sword battle. Tommy steele, ralph richardson, alec guinness, joan plowright, gary raymond, adrienne corri, john moffatt, sheila reid, riggs ohara, christopher timothy, john sichel, tommy. The twins viola and sebastian are separated in a shipwreck. Actually, that sums up william shakespeares play pretty well.
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