Twelfth Night (1988 film)
7.8 /10 1 Votes
Duration Country United Kingdom | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1988 Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Historical period drama Cast (Viola / Cesario), Christopher Hollis (Sebastian / Curio), (Malvolio), (Sir Toby Belch)Similar movies An Age of Kings , The Wars of the Roses , Robin Hood , 10 Things I Hate About You , The Hollow Crown: Richard II , National Theatre Live: Hamlet |
Twelfth Night, or, What You Will is a videotaped 1988 television adaptation of Kenneth Branagh's stage production for the Renaissance Theatre Company of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night first broadcast in the UK by ITV on 30 December 1988. Made by Thames Television, in collaboration with Renaissance, it stars Frances Barber as Viola and Richard Briers as Malvolio. The recording was shot on a single set with the appearance of a wintry garden. The costumes are Victorian, and the time of year is Christmas.

Michael Brooke, in his piece for the BFI's screenonline website, particularly commends Briers performance. His "Malvolio is a delight, segueing seamlessly from self-righteous pomposity at inappropriate revelry to truly grotesque self-delusion as he proffers love to his mistress while clad in yellow stockings ".
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