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Twelfth Night (1996)
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Shakespeare's 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. Director:Trevor Nunn |
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| Imogen Stubbs | ... | ||
| Steven Mackintosh | ... | ||
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | ||
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Sidney Livingstone | ... |
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| Ben Kingsley | ... | ||
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James Walker | ... | |
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | ||
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | ||
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Mel Smith | ... | |
| Imelda Staunton | ... | ||
| Toby Stephens | ... | ||
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Alan Mitchell | ... | |
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Peter Gunn | ... | |
| Richard E. Grant | ... | ||
| Tim Bentinck | ... | ||
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Brother and sister Viola and Sebastian, who are not only very close but look a great deal alike, are in a shipwreck, and both think the other dead. When she lands in a foreign country, Viola dresses as her brother and adopts the name Cesario, becoming a trusted friend and confidante to the Count Orsino. Orsino is madly in love with the lady Olivia, who is in mourning due to her brother's recent death, which she uses as an excuse to avoid seeing the count, whom she does not love. He sends Cesario to do his wooing, and Olivia falls in love with the disguised maiden. Things get more complicated in this bittersweet Shakespeare comedy when a moronic nobleman, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and a self-important servant, Malvolio, get caught up in the schemes of Olivia's cousin, the obese, alcoholic Sir Toby, who leads each to believe Olivia loves him. As well, Sebastian surfaces in the area, and of course there is Feste... Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$33,451 (USA) (27 October 1996) (5 Screens)Gross:
$551,545 (USA) (22 December 1996)Company Credits
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Cesario: Ay, but I know...
Cesario: What dost thou know?
Cesario: Too well what love women to men may owe. In faith, they are as true of heart as we. My father had a daughter lov'd a man As it might be perhaps, were I a woman, I should your lordship.
Orsino: And what's her history?
Cesario: A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud, Feed on her damask cheek. She pin'd in thought; And, with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed? We men may say more, swear more; but indeed Our shows are more than will; for still we prove Much in our vows but little in our love.
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Music by Shaun Davey
Words by William Shakespeare
Sung by Ben Kingsley See more »
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Helena Bonham Carter and Imelda Staunton also appear together in the Harry Potter films, with Toby Stephens's mother, Maggie Smith. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During one of the final scenes, when Malvolio reenters, it can be seen that his left shoe is missing. However, as he is walking up the stairs, you can clearly hear both heels clicking on the steps. See more »Quotes
Orsino: Make no compare Between that love a woman can bear me And that I owe Olivia.Cesario: Ay, but I know...
Cesario: What dost thou know?
Cesario: Too well what love women to men may owe. In faith, they are as true of heart as we. My father had a daughter lov'd a man As it might be perhaps, were I a woman, I should your lordship.
Orsino: And what's her history?
Cesario: A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud, Feed on her damask cheek. She pin'd in thought; And, with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed? We men may say more, swear more; but indeed Our shows are more than will; for still we prove Much in our vows but little in our love.
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"O Mistress Mine"Music by Shaun Davey
Words by William Shakespeare
Sung by Ben Kingsley See more »
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