Viola
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the film begins with an all-female cast performing the play, gradually segueing into the dressing room where its story and prose impact on their off-stage lives. Mid-way through the audience is introduced to film’s centre, Viola (María Villar), whose desires connect their stories. Weaving in Shakespeare’s dialogue, Viola draws on the play’s language and its themes love, comedy and deception.
- Language
- Spanish (Argentina)
- Country
- Argentina
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2012
- Duration
- 65 mins
- Availability
- No distributor or archive copy known (9/2012).
Credits
- Director
- Matías Piñeiro
- Producer
- Melanie Schapiro
- Cinematographer
- Fernando Lockett
- Screenplay
- Matías Piñeiro
- Production Design
- Agustina Costa
- Cast
Agustina Mu oz Viola (later disguised as Cesario) Elisa Carricajo Sabrina (Olivia) Maria Villar Viola
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-female casts; Rehearsals
Notes
- History
- Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012.
- Textual information
- Like ROSALINDA (2010) the film is part of an ongoing series inspired by Gerard de Nerval’s ‘Girls of Fire’, an 1854 collection of short stories and sonnets each named for its eponymous heroine.
Production Company
- Name
Revolver Films
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Viola". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74427 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)