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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780029682
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 0780029682
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: January 04, 2005
Running Time: 190 minutes
Sales Rank: 55608
Studio: Homevision
Editorial Review:
Description:
Twelfth Night This classic Shakespeare comedy of disguise and mistaken identity follows twins Viola and Sebastian, asylum seekers who are separated and washed up on the strange island of Illyria – a contemporary, multicultural London dreamscape that is both soulful and sensual, yet dark and dangerous. Parminder Nagra (Bend It Like Beckham) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things) star in this story about the loneliness of exile, the pain of loss and the madness of love in this contemporary screen adaptation of Twelfth Night. Macbeth Using Shakespeare's classic text, Macbeth is set in a timeless zone somewhere in the twentieth century against a raw, urban industrial environment, giving the film a surreal quality. The abstracted setting puts this version of Macbeth alongside other modern treatments of Shakespeare, such as Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Starring Greta Scacchi (Emma, The Player), Macbeth is a deeply thought-provoking portrait of Macbeth and his Lady, and how the two characters sow the seeds of their own destruction. This is a Macbeth as never seen before, offering newcomers and Shakespeare lovers alike a memorable experience with one of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedies.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - twelfth night holds up to repeated viewings
Tim Supple's Twelfth Night is my favorite adaptation of Shakespeare to film -- and I've watched dozens of adaptations. The look of the film is brilliant, the acting outstanding, and the pacing superb. I've shown it to college freshmen who have loved it -- a highly uncharacteristic response to Shakespeare. Yes, the subplot with Malvolio is not played for sheer comedy but his imprisonment takes on new import in this age of hostages. I have probably watched this film 20 times because I show it in ... Read More
Rating: - Where's the comedy?
This is a good movie and for the most part acted out well, but it is supposed to be Shakespeare's funniest play and they cut alot of the funny lines from the original play. It is done in a more serious way. For the origal play i would have given it a 4 or 5 but for this version of the movie i only gave it a 3 because its not nearly as funy as it could have been.
Rating: - It was Ok
I thought this version of Twelfth Night correctly portrayed the serious aspects of the play. It didn't put in the humor Shakespeare intended in some of the scenes, and I think that didn't make the play as interesting. The end was cleverly done and showed the surprise when all the secrets wre revealed.
Rating:  - Wrong Director
Tim Supple appears to have confused Twelfth Night, one of the best of the Bard's comedies, with King Lear. The pace is lethargic, the dialogue is straight out of the Cliff's Notes version, and the mood is funereal. The cast ranges from very good to adequate, but the direction butts in on virtually every scene. Given that Viola and Sebastian are played by Indian actors, the use of mixed English and Hindi in their scenes ranks as one of the few intelligent innovations by Supple. Chiwetel Ejiofor, plays ... Read More
Rating: - Something dreary this way comes
These are British TV productions of two of Shakespeare's best plays, each cut to fit in a 110-minute time slot. The cutting isn't bad, actually--you barely notice, and there's plenty of visual material to cover the gaps.
The problem is the interpretation. I have no problem with setting Shakespeare plays in the modern era, and "Macbeth" in this collection works well in a limited sort of way. But "Twelfth Night" is one of the dreariest productions I've ever seen. Including live and filmed ... Read More
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