Malvolio

Synopsis: Feature film. Conceived as a sequel to Twelfth Night set as a contemporary mafia horror film. "Life is perfect for mob enforcer Sebastian. Sebastian’s boss and brother-in-law Orsino has just put him in charge of a multi-million-dollar drug deal with the Hungarian mafia, and Olivia is enjoying living it up with Orsino’s wife Viola. But when Malvolio a ghost from Sebastian and Olivia’s past returns, Sebastian must call upon his best friend Toby and Scottish gun runner Fabian to ensure nothing jeopardises the big deal, and more importantly, Olivia’s life. Tensions run high as Sebastian becomes obsessed with finding Malvolio before Orsino’s hired assassin Feste does, while all Toby wants is to leave the mobster life behind and run away with his secret love Maria". [Synopsis taken from the film’s website].
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2009
Duration: 98 mins
Availability: No distributor or archive copy known (9/2010)

Production type: Fiction Films
Plays: Twelfth Night
Keywords: crime; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); horror films; Gangster films; Student productions

General: Produced for a student film studies project at the University of Calgary,

Shakespeare, "Malvolio". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72871 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)

Carol Anne-Day	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Caralyn Stone	Olivia
Anton Yavny	Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Scott Roberts	Malvolio
Ted Lach	Feste
Benjamin Laird	Fabian
Jason Schneider	Sebastian
Jenny Kost	Maria
Jeremy Park	Sir Toby Belch

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