Twelfth Night at the Movies: 1969

[bewareofitalics]

Hello, and welcome to Twelfth Night at the Movies! Which is really more like Twelfth Night on TV, but whatever! I'm your host, bewareofitalics, and have I ever watched a lot of Twelfth Night. A few years ago, I screencapped three different versions and posted them to my journal, and now, I shall bring those screencaps to you! Today's Twelfth Night comes from

Comments

[vethica]

I absolutely love your captions. I hope you do more of these posts. :D

Also I am picturing a sign that says "HAIR MUST BE THIS BAD TO ENTER ILLYRIA". I can't see Antonio's hair that well, but I assume he got arrested because it wasn't bad enough.

[bewareofitalics]

Thanks! I've got two more planned, and possibly more if I ever get around to screencapping. :D

HAH. I'm sure you're right!

[dontcrosscross]

Well, it's not exactly a sign, but... XD

[vethica]

I love you. I will find some context in which to use this, I swear it.

[dontcrosscross]

Oh man! I saw this one! :D This excites me for some reason that I'm not entirely sure of. Anyway.

Haha the bad hair is awesome. I'm inclined to think Cesario's is the worst, it's kind of like a pseudo-mullet-bob... thing. And I kind of love manly!womanly!Sebastian, like, a lot. I'm impressed with the way the actress distinguished between "I am a woman, playing a woman, playing a man" and "I am a woman, playing a man".

I loved this version's band of mischief-makers. Maria was definitely the cutest thing ever, even if Toby was a smidge old (JUST A SMIDGE YOU KNOW). Because I'm curious - where does it say in the canon that Andrew has bad hair? If I had to take a guess, I would say... Toby calling him an ass-head? But IDK.

Rhetorical question. Why is it that Cesarios with short hair look feminine, whereas Cesarios who hide their hair under a hat do a better job at looking androgynous? I mean, I would say the manliest short-haired Viola would have to be Imogen Stubbs', and that's probably only by virtue of the moustache.

[bewareofitalics]

I see you noticed the dual-role-enforced slash as well. :D I haven't seen this one in a really long time, but I have the DVD now, so I think I'll watch it this weekend!

Canon bad hair!
SIR TOBY:
Then hadst thou had an excellent head of hair.

SIR ANDREW:
Why, would that have mended my hair?

SIR TOBY:
Past question; for thou seest it will not curl by
nature.

SIR ANDREW:
But it becomes me well enough, does't not?

SIR TOBY:
Excellent; it hangs like flax on a distaff; and I hope
to see a housewife take thee between her legs and spin
it off.

...at least, that's my interpretation. ;)

[dontcrosscross]

:D!

Oh coxcomb, I can't believe I forgot about that bit! :( That's pretty much the scene that made me love Shakespeare. Bad Twelfth Night fan! *berates self*

Out of curiosity. Just how many film versions of Twelfth have you seen?

[bewareofitalics]

Six film versions, a few productions that put full videos on the internet, eight live, and I played Olivia. I've also seen one musical and have recordings of a bunch more. I might be a little obsessed. *g*