Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5017239191213
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 146342
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1996
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Rating:  - A shakespirian masterpiece
This movie is a real delight to those who love theather. With almost none other than the actors own capabilities, you can be surprised about how much a little misunderstanding can create such a funny inslght to human nature.
Rating: - Loved it
I should acknowledge, first of all, that this is probably my favorite of Shakespeare's plays; therefore, I'm inclined to be biased. Still, I loved this movie.
In particular, I was delighted to see Ben Kingsley as Feste the Jester and was impressed that he could sing so well.
I also really enjoyed the scenes wherein Olivia (Helena Bonham Carter) is being wooed by Viola (Imogen Stubbs) for the Duke (Toby Stephens). I liked the banter and the irony of the first scene in particular.
Rating: - Splendid!
Many people might be compelled to see this film after seeing Shakespeare in Love (Miramax Collector's Series). This is certainly not a bad thing, and there are in-fact allusions to 12th Night in SIL w/all the gender-switching that is goes on in both. Of course, you don't realize you're being "set up" until the end of SIL, but that's part of the fun!
This is a very well-done Shakespeare on-screen production. While plays are all well & good, there is something to be said to seeing Shakespeare filmed outside, inside of castles & w/lavish sets. While some purists may not like it, I think it's good for his plays to be displayed thus.
The acting in this film is top-notch. You can never go wrong w/Ben Kingsley, and he is stellar as the sort of "rudder" character of the story. Thankfully, there are no "gimmick" actors (such as Keanu Reeves in Much Ado About Nothing.
The center stage, however, belongs to Imogen Stubbs. She is absolutely perfect as Viola. She has a appealing screen presence, and she's way sexy even while she's dressed up as a boy. Men dressing up as women is bizarre, but women dressing up as men is quite erotic. There are many scenes of lustful tension in the film, and Stubbs pulls them off wonderfully!
If you're in the market for Shakespeare on DVD, this one is a must-have. While it's not nearly as funny as Much Ado About Nothing, there are a few amusing scenes. Overall, however, this is much more of a drama than ... Read More
Rating:  - I couldn't sit through this
I love Shakespeare, but I have to say, this is one of the dullest efforts I've ever seen, despite the usually delightful Ben Kingsley as the fool. This adaptation d-r-a-g-s. Shakespeare should be about the language and the action, not the setting and mise-en-scene, and I kept waiting for the actors to talk and the camera to turn from scenery to faces. Perhaps my expectations were overly high, since the cast and director come with excellent pedigree. Try the "Midsummer Night's Dream" with Kevin Kline and that skinny girl who played Ally McBeal -- it's a hoot!
Rating: - great rendition of this play
Love the way they did this one! One of my favorite Shakespeare plays. TE
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