William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream

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Label

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream

Statement of responsibility

Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman

Title variation

Midsummer night's dream

Contributor

• Strathairn, David
• West, Dominic, 1969-
• Kline, Kevin
• Wright, Max, 1943-2019
• Marceau, Sophie, 1966-
• Tucci, Stanley
• Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-
• Rees, Roger, 1944-2015
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Boswell, Simon
• Urdang, Leslie
• Everett, Rupert
• Rockwell, Sam
• Flockhart, Calista, 1964-
• Friel, Anna, 1976-
• Sessions, John, 1953-
• Hill, Bernard, 1944-
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Regency Enterprises
• Hoffman, Michael, 1956-
• Irwin, Bill, 1950-
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Jbara, Gregory

Actor

• Wright, Max, 1943-2019
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Everett, Rupert
• Flockhart, Calista, 1964-
• Friel, Anna, 1976-
• Hill, Bernard, 1944-
• Irwin, Bill, 1950-
• Jbara, Gregory
• Kline, Kevin
• Marceau, Sophie, 1966-
• Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-
• Rees, Roger, 1944-2015
• Rockwell, Sam
• Sessions, John, 1953-
• Strathairn, David
• Tucci, Stanley
• West, Dominic, 1969-

Screenwriter

• Hoffman, Michael, 1956-

Composer

• Boswell, Simon

Director

• Hoffman, Michael, 1956-

Producer

• Urdang, Leslie
• Hoffman, Michael, 1956-

Subject

• Film adaptations
• Hippolyta, (Greek mythological character) -- Drama
• Love -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Young adults -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Athens (Greece) -- Drama
• Theseus, King of Athens -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Courtship -- Drama

Genre

• Drama

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

In the village of Monte Athena in Italy at the turn of the 19th century, necklines are high, parents are rigid, and marriage is seldom a matter of love. Thus, Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander, while her father wants only Demetrius for his son-in-law. Poor Helena burns hot for Demetrius, who avoids her like the plague. Meanwhile, fairy king Oberon is engaged in a battle of wits with his queen, Titania, and has commanded a trick of Puck, which naturally goes horribly wrong. They are all in the enchanted wood on a midsummer's eve, coming out in the end charged with a gift from the fairies--an enchanted eroticism--that sweeps them away to bed chambers and weddings. The film celebrates love's ability to alter reality while quietly acknowledging that any attempt to portray the feeling of love ultimately falls short

Cataloging source

MDK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci

Dewey number

822.33

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Language note

Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]

LC call number

PR2827.A23

LC item number

W55 1999

PerformerNote

Christian Bale (Demetrius), Rupert Everett (Oberon), Calista Flockhart (Helena), Anna Friel (Hermia), Bernard Hill (Egeus), Bill Irwin (Tom Snout), Gregory Jbara (Snug), Kevin Kline (Nick Bottom), Sophie Marceau (Hippolyta), Michelle Pfeiffer (Titania), Roger Rees (Peter Quince), Sam Rockwell (Francis Flute), John Sessions (Philostrate), David Strathairn (Theseus), Stanley Tucci (Puck), Dominic West (Lysander), Max Wright (Robin Starveling)

Runtime

120

Target audience

general

Technique

live action