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Call Number: VHS01390

by Trevor Nunn; Stephen Evans; David Parfitt; Helena Bonham Carter; Richard E Grant; Nigel Hawthorne; Ben Kingsley; Imogen Stubbs; Toby Stephens; Mel Smith; Imelda Staunton; William Shakespeare; Fine Line Features.; Renaissance Films (Firm); Summit Entertainment N.V.; Circus Films.; BBC Films.; New Line Home Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher:  [S.l.] : New Line Home Video, ©1997.

Notes: Originally released as motion picture in 1996 (133 min). Based on William Shakespeare’s comedy.

Summary: 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, the wise fool, around to keep everything in perspective and to marvel, like we the audience, at the amazing things happening all around.

OCLC #: 37220025

Added: October 15, 2010