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Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a British film of genre Drama directed by Kenneth Branagh with Frances Barber
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988)
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Add to a movie listTwelfth 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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Adaptation télévisée de Kenneth Branagh, en théâtre filmé.Actors
Frances Barber
(Viola / Cesario)
Richard Briers
(Malvolio)
Christopher Ravenscroft
(Orsino)
Caroline Langrishe
(Olivia)
James Saxon
(Sir Toby Belch)
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