A Midsummer's Night Dream

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1959 · 76 min · Animation · Fantasy · Comedy · TMDB 7.2/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Jiří Trnka

Cast