What You Want (1996)

Movie
German title	What you want
Original title	Twelfth Night
Country of production	UK , USA , Ireland
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	128 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Trevor Nunn
script	Trevor Nunn
production	David Parfitt , Stephen Evans, Mark Cooper
music	Shaun Davey
camera	Clive Tickner
cut	Peter Boyle
occupation
Helena Bonham Carter : Olivia Richard E. Grant : Sir Andrew Aguecheek Nigel Hawthorne : Malvolio Ben Kingsley : Celebrations Mel Smith : Sir Toby Belch Imelda Staunton : Maria Toby Stephens : Duke Orsino Imogen Stubbs : Viola Nicholas Farrell : Antonio Steven Mackintosh : Sebastian

What do you want is a film adaptation of the famous stage classic by William Shakespeare by Trevor Nunn from the year 1996 , with Helena Bonham Carter , Ben Kingsley , Toby Stephens and Imogen Stubbs in the lead roles. The film was released on October 25, 1996 in American and British cinemas and was shown on April 3, 1997 in Germany.

action

→ For the plot of the piece, see: What you want

What you want tells the story of the twins Viola and Sebastian, who after a shipwreck are washed ashore separately in the mysterious Illyria . Both assume that the other had a fatal accident. In order to protect herself in the unknown land, Viola disguises herself as her brother. Sebastian, who now looks completely like her, is soon mistaken for his sister and misunderstandings begin.

background

The gatehouse of Lanhydrock House

St. Michael's Mount

The film is set in the 19th century and was shot in Cornwall . Lanhydrock House - as Olivia's residence - with garden, church and gallery was one of the main locations for the film. St. Michael's Mount was the filming location for Orsinos Farm.

In Shakespeare's original work, Orsino is a few years older than Viola. At the time of the film's release, Imogen Stubbs (Viola) was 35 years old, eight years older than Toby Stephens (Orsino), who was 27 at the time.

Awards

Shaun Davey and his score were nominated for the 1995 Ivor Novello Award .

criticism

According to Rotten Tomatoes , 70% of the film reviews were positive, with 30 evaluated reviews, with an average rating of 6.8 / 10.

“If it weren't for the excellent cast around Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter and Nigel Hawthorne, this adaptation would sink into insignificance. Because in contrast to Luhrmann , Nunn has nothing modern, nothing exciting and thus nothing new to offer - and that is simply not enough. Conclusion: Pleasing Shakespeare adaptation without the courage to take risks. "

- Cinema

“The meticulous implementation close to the work finds an exciting approach in the thematization of gender identity and erotic attractions. But since the excessive subplots are not trimmed back, the film clearly undermines the overall style. "

- Lexicon of international film

literature

• William Shakespeare : What you will. Comedy (Original title: Twelfth Night or What You Will) . German by August Wilhelm Schlegel . Edited by Dietrich Klose . Reclam's Universal Library No. 53. Reclam, Stuttgart 1995, 80 pages, ISBN 3-15-000053-X
• William Shakespeare: Was ihr wollt (Original title: Twelfth Night or What You Will) . German by Frank Günther . With an essay by Christa Jansohn . Bilingual edition (German, English). Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag (dtv), Munich 1996, 291 pages, ISBN 3-423-02369-4

Web links

• What do you want in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Twelfth Night: Or hat You Will. November 6, 2011
2. ↑ cinema.de
3. ↑ What you want. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .