the Knight

Obviously a lot of the choices and the overall style are quite different from ours, but you talk about physical economy and brutal efficiency, and Sir Ralph Richardson doth indeed deliver.

You can tell that their choices are completely rooted in the text rather than extraneous physical choices. They let the text inform their bodies rather than the other way around, and you can see the rhythm of their speech manifested in their physicalities.

This video is part of a playlist the comprises the entire film. With Alec Guinness as Malvolio, it's definitely worth a peak.

Another thing, in the clip before this one, Sir Toby, in a bit of text cut from our production, goes on to list Andrew's credentials, and why he legitimately thinks he deserves Olivia's hand. I knew we had talked about it, but I forgot about that bit of text, since I've been dealing almost exlusively with our cut. Maybe I should go back and have a look for more goodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gARfwgVE7k4