Twelfth night merrymaking in farmer shakeshafts barn, from ainsworths mervyn clitheroe, by phiz twelfth night is the final celebration of the christmas season. Twelfth night, or what you will is a romantic comedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written around 16011602 as a twelfth nights entertainment for the close of the christmas season. The film adaptation of twelfth night is a light hearted comedy of love, exuberance, drunkenness, deception and mistaken identity. Trevor nunns adaptation of shakespeares twelfth night medium. Stream tracks and playlists from twelfth night on your desktop or mobile device. While the time period for the film version has been changed from that of shakespeares play nunn, better known for directing stage productions, has chosen a 19thcentury setting, listeners had hoped for a more compact musical outing, with the presence of. Trevor nunns interprtation of twelfth night to shakespeare. Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Sir trevor robert nunn cbe is an english theatre director. Bringing to light the whole feel for the play, twelfth night, directed by trevor nunn, clarifies the comedic undertones, specifically, the character feste ben kingsley and his relationship with other characters, and the performance of gender evident in. Hidden and mistaken identities, requited and unrequited loves, pranks and jokes abound in this romantic comedy.
About every decade, accomplished british theater director trevor nunn takes a break from the stage for a foray into filmmaking, and twelfth night is his project for the 1990s. Trevor nunns giddy twelfth night barbara shulgasser, examiner movie critic. The play centres on the twins viola and sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Twelfth night british board of film classification. Nunns version shows him to be a deft theatrical juggler, whose gift is to toss up a dozen major roles among plots. Expertly cast and consistently wellplayed, the romance is delightful and the low comedy is at least amusing, with the two principals viola. Twelfth night is a oneman production from budapest hungary. Believing him to be dead, viola disguises herself as. It is a relevant story to modern societys gender issues using breathtaking cinematography to laugh at human foolishness.
Trevor nunn obviously worked really hard to make sure this worked as a film in its own right, not just the play welded to the cinema. And nunn directs it in something of the same spirit. It is always helpful to have a written text visually mapped for the reader, especially one that is meant to be illuminated. The first thing that caught me off guard was the portrayal of cesario viola. There is an interesting discussion of gender images and behaviors in the first of these articles. Instead of simply playing this genderbending comedy of mistaken identity, the director highlights the dark undertones of the plot which show surprising depth. 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 orsino and his followers wearing uniforms that evoke. Comedy as a comedy twelfth night directed by trevor nunn. Trevor nunns interprtation of twelfth night to shakespeare in. Shakespeares comic, romantic tale of loss and love, disguise and gender takes on haunting, autumnal tones.
Trevor nunn turns one of shakespeares leastloved plays into something sumptuous and spectacular though the seafaring plot remains ridiculous published. 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 orsino and his followers wearing. Twelfth night is a 1996 britishamericanirish film adaptation of william shakespeares play, directed by trevor nunn and featuring an allstar cast. Twelfth night is no chamber comedy, but a sweeping, genderbent symphony of gags, deceptions, and love lost and regained. Christensen sebastian madame tusk antonio, a sea captain, friend to sebastian alan davis drake a sea captain kara. Trevor nunns adaptation of twelfth night is a masterpiece of insight and nuance. Twelfth night one of william shakespeares most wild and raucous romantic comedies begins when viola and sebastian, nearly. Other topics submitted by shanelleb5 words 90 pages 6.
Trevor nunns interpretation of disguise gave the audience a sense of understanding of his. Like by innocence i swear, and by my youth, i have one heart, one bosom, and one truth, and that no woman has, nor never none shall mistress be of it save i alone. A stirring orchestral score for trevor nunns filmed version of twelfth night, released by fine line features in the u. Download the digital version of the twelfth night programme via our backstage app. Nunn has been the artistic director for the royal shakespeare company, the royal national theatre, and, currently, the theatre royal, haymarket. Shaun davey the mid1990s were an era for a rediscovery of william shakespeare on the big screen, thanks mostly to kenneth branagh behind and in front of the camera. Twelfth night has always been one of shakespeares most popular plays on the stage. William shakespeares twelfth night is a masterful meditation on the comic and tragic effects of fluid emotions such as infatuation, ecstasy, and intoxication trevor nunns twelfth night, on the other hand, is a confused mess that so utterly misses the intent and tone of the original work, i struggle to conceive of a worse adaption. Characterization violacesario how necessary is the willing suspension of disbelief for stubbs gender bending to work. Nunns adaptation is true to the play however there are many differences including setting, language, order of events, cutouts and some.
Trevor nunn, british shakespeare master, tries something. A shipwreck separates viola imogen stubbs from her twin brother, sebastian steven mackintosh. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Twelfth night by trevor nunn, 97804712806, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is beautifully filmed and not only immensely enjoyable for people who know and love shakespeare but a marvellous introduction to him for children.
Or what you will is a 1996 britishamericanirish film adaptation of william shakespeares play, directed by trevor nunn and featuring an allstar cast. Sir trevor robert nunn cbe born 14 january 1940 is an english theatre director. Trevor nunn s interpretation of disguise gave the audience a sense of understanding of his. Twelfth night 1996 trevor nunn cast and crew allmovie. Released amidst a flurry of innovative shakespeare films, trevor nunns 1996 film of twelfth night can seem stodgy, retro, or just dull in comparison. British theater director trevor nunn brings out the glee in this play at least in part by peopling it with. Updated to the victorian late nineteenthcentury and filled with colorful cornwall landscapes, trevor nunn imbues this surprisingly cinematic twelfth night with a sense of adventure as well as a pervasive melancholy.
Twelfth night original soundtrack original soundtrack. Listen download whole book zip file download subscribe by itunes itunes rss feed rss download torrent torrent. This is because so much of the delight of the play comes from viewing the play. While reading i could be as imaginative as possible, thus giving the character of. Pericles, which opens at theater for a new audience on thursday, is the 35th play out of 37 by shakespeare that mr. Guide, twelfth night york notes as and a2 for ipad, and many more programs. Set in the 18th century, this is a very british version of shakespeares romantic comedy. Viola who is disguised as cesario falls in love with duke orsino, who in turn is in. This is a british star studded cast production of shakespeare s twelfth night directed by trevor nunn and the best you could see. Directors trevor nunn cast includes helena bonhamcarter, imogen stubbs, toby stephens, nigel hawthorne, ben kingsley, mel smith, richard e. However, you may be interested in the following productions. This handsomely mounted version of shakespeares beloved screwball comedy suggests he should lower himself to celluloid adaptations more often.
On a first reading of the play, some students find the play difficult to come to grips with. Watch twelfth night or what you will 1996 movie online. It takes place the night of january 5, the eve of the feast of the epiphany on january 6, the traditional date. Whereas the early 1990s seemed obsessed with jane austen, hollywood would be deluged with interpretations of othello, richard iii, looking for richard, twelfth night, romeo. One must imagine the opening of the play with musicians entering and playing lovely music. Speak the speech is a nonprofit audio theatre company dedicated to providing freely available shakespearean audio performances online, for the benefit of educators, students, theatre people, the disabled, those in rural areas or overseas, or to put it simply. Nunn has been the artistic director for the royal shakespeare company, the royal national theatre. The digital programme includes exclusive articles and interviews so you can discover more about the production on your iphone and ipad. Trevor nunns screenplay together with an extensive introduction and production stills was published to.
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 quotes by william shakespearepage 2 of 6. Film upon seeing the film i did notice some similarities and differences between my interpretation of the characters and the filmmakers. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought. 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. Twelfth night trevor nunns film 1996 and rylance at the. Expertly cast and consistently wellplayed, the romance is delightful and the low comedy is at least amusing, with the two principals viola and olivia portrayed with. This production is part of a famous series produced by bbc of all of william shakespeares plays.
We discuss trevor nunns 1996 film adaptation of twelfth night and the 2012 recording of the globe theatre production with an allmale case. Audrey tinkham characterization malvolio what kind of man is malvolio. Twelfth night is a periodpiece bringing the delight and trickery of shakespeares comedies from the stage to the cinema with wonderful accuracy and a naturalistic realism that will delight drama fans. The tempest, directed by trevor nunn theatre royal haymarket, london. Two articles linked on our course page discuss our two main sources for clips from twelfth night, the bbc studio production and trevor nunns film. Twelfth night by william shakespeare on free audio book. Tamsin greig plays malvolia in simon godwins joyous new production. Find movie and film cast and crew information for twelfth night 1996 trevor nunn on allmovie. Or what you will is a 1996 british film adaptation of william shakespeares play, directed by trevor nunn and featuring an allstar cast. An analysis of trevor nunns adaptation of twelfth night.
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