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Twelfth Night (1988 film)

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'Twelfth Night, or, What You Will' is a videotaped 1988 television adaptation of Kenneth Branagh's stage production for the Renaissance Theatre Company of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' first broadcast in the UK by Channel 4 on 30 December 1988.Michael Brooke [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1131841/index.html "Twelfth Night (1988)"], BFI screenonline Made by Thames Television, in collaboration with Renaissance, it stars Frances Barber as Viola and Richard Briers as Malvolio. The recording was shot on a single set with the appearance of a wintry garden. The costumes are Victorian, and the time of year is Christmas.

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Michael Brooke, in his piece for the BFI's screenonline website, particularly commends Briers performance. His "Malvolio is a delight, segueing seamlessly from self-righteous pomposity at inappropriate revelry to truly grotesque self-delusion as he proffers love to his mistress while clad in yellow stockings".

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