A Midsummer's Night Dream
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 (1959)
Jiří Trnka
At a glance
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
19 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Rudolf Pellar
Narrator (voice)
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A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959)
Jiří Trnka
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