# Twelfth Night (1996)

> A shipwrecked woman’s male disguise turns a Shakespearean courtship into a witty maze of mistaken identity, misplaced desire, and social revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29434

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Trevor Nunn
- Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Toby Stephens, Imogen Stubbs
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117991/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, playful, romantic, Shakespeare film night, period romance viewing

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- [A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/5318)
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- [Impromptu (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/10814)
- [Orlando (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/4502)
- [Sense and Sensibility (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/2655)
- [The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/4382)
- [Shakespeare in Love (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/1303)
- [Emma (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/7031)
- [She's the Man (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/4829)
- [Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/11463)

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