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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 25, 1959

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy, Comedy

User Score

72%

Original Title

Sen noci svatojánské

Production Companies

Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

Director

Jiří Trnka

Description

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.