A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream

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  • 1959
  • 1 hr 16 min
  •  7.1  (18)
  •   Released

The first puppet film shot in CinemaScope. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

A Midsummer's Night Dream
Description
The first puppet film shot in CinemaScope. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
  • Release Date
    1959
  • Runtime
    1 hr 16 min
  • Language
    cs
  • Rating
    7.1  (18)