Twelfth Night by Trevor Nunn (Screen Play) - 1687 Words

Title: Twelfth Night Director: Trevor Nunn Writer: William Shakespeare and Trevor Nunn (screen play) Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama Runtime: 2hr 14min (134min) Sound Mix: Doubly Colour: Metrocolour Cinematographic: Spherical Budget: 5,000,000.00 (Estimated) Filming Locations: Cotehele House, St. Dominick, Cornwall, England, UK (Quayside tavern/interior of Orsino’s castle) Lanhydrock House, Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK(Olivia’s house and garden) Mount Edgcumbe House, Cremyll, Cornwall, England, UK Prideaux Place, Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK St. Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall, England, UK Music: O Mistress Mine (music by Shaun Davey, words by William Shakespeare, sung by Ben Kingsley) Heigh-Ho, The Wind and the Rain (music by Shaun Davey, words by William Shakespeare, sung by Bens Kinsley) Main Characters: Helena Bonham Carter (Olivia), Richard E. Grant (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Nigel Hawthorne (Malvolio), Ben Kingsley (Feste), Mel Smith (Sir Toby Belch), Imelda Staunton (Maria), Toby Stephens (Orsino), Imogen Stubbs (Viola) and Stephen Mackintosh (Sebastian). â€Å"Twelfth Night is an amusing and entertaining comedy of romance and gender confusion which creates a love triangle out of mistaken sexual identities. The period has been moved up to the early 19thShow MoreRelatedEssay about Film Versions of Shakespeare Comedies2208 Words   |  9 PagesFilm Versions of Shakespeare Comedies Shakespearean plays are complex, intricate pieces of work in which a diverse range of interpretations and readings can be made. This is particularly true of his comedies, where the light-hearted humour is often offset by darker, more serious undertones. In adapting these comedies it is for the director – in the cinematic context – to decide how to interpret the play and which elements are privileged and which are suppressed. This variance in interpretation