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Sen noci svatojánské

Sen noci svatojánské

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 16m
AnimationComedyFantasyRomance
7.1
IMDB Rating
526 votes

The first puppet kinescope in the world. 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...

Director
Jirí Trnka
Writers
Jirí Brdecka, Josef Kainar, William Shakespeare
Stars
Joss Ackland, Ann Bell, Richard Burton
Release Date
September 25, 1959
Language
Czech
Country
Czechoslovakia
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
as Quince
👤
Ann Bell
as Hermia
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
as Narrator
👤
Tom Criddle
as Lysander
Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly
as Récitant
👤
Laura Graham
as Hippolyta
Jack Gwillim
Jack Gwillim
as Oberon
Barbara Jefford
Barbara Jefford
as Titania
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Helena
Hugh Manning
Hugh Manning
as Theseus

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
4-Track Stereo
Production
Studio Kresleného a Loutkového Filmu

🏷️ Keywords

greeceliterature on screeneuropean literature on screenbritish literature on screen16th century literature on screen

🎯 Categories

Adult AnimationCostume DramaPeriod DramaStop Motion AnimationAnimationComedyFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Dream a little harder...
by professor-x2005-12-10
7/10

"Jiri Trnka - master Czech animator, illustrator, and sculptor. I sing his praises constantly, but this time I wasn't quite as enamored by the animation. While "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is definitely worth seeing, (so colorful) I feel that much less of the camera work and animation was done by Trnka himself. Animating a human puppet convincingly was always something that Trnka managed to do, but the animation within "A Midsummer Night's Dream" feels a little rough around the edges when compared to the previous work within "Old Czech Legends" (whic..."

📖 Synopsis

The first puppet kinescope in the world. 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...