A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1959
1h 16min

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 Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

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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 Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

    Released
    25 September 1959
    Runtime
    1h 16min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Czech
    Production
    Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha
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