A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)

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 and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

Directing:
  • Jiří Trnka

Writing:
  • William Shakespeare
  • Howard Sackler
  • Jiří Brdečka

Stars:
Release Date: 1959-09-25
themoviedb icon 7.5/10
  • Country: XC
  • Language: Český
  • Runtime: 76

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