Twelfth Night at the Movies: 1969
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
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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.
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And, er, yes, I would love to friend you. XD
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And friended, hi!
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