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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream  Cover Image DVD DVD

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream

Hoffman, Michael, 1956- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter., Screenwriter, Director, Producer). Urdang, Leslie, (film producer., Producer). Bale, Christian, 1974- (actor., Actor). Everett, Rupert, (actor., Actor). Flockhart, Calista, 1964- (actor., Actor). Friel, Anna, 1976- (actor., Actor). Hill, Bernard, 1944- (actor., Actor). Irwin, Bill, 1950- (actor., Actor). Jbara, Gregory, (actor., Actor). Kline, Kevin, (actor., Actor). Marceau, Sophie, 1966- (actor., Actor). Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- (actor., Actor). Rees, Roger, 1944-2015 (actor., Actor). Rockwell, Sam, (actor., Actor). Sessions, John, 1953-2020 (actor., Actor). Strathairn, David, (actor., Actor). Tucci, Stanley, (actor., Actor). West, Dominic, 1969- (actor., Actor). Wright, Max, 1943-2019 (actor., Actor). Boswell, Simon, (composer., Composer). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Midsummer night's dream. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures, (presenter,, film production company.). Regency Enterprises, (presenter,, film production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.).

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.

Item details

  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., [1999]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Widescreen 2.35:1.
Special feature: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Formatted Contents Note: Main titles -- Wedding preparations -- The course of true love -- Casting a play -- Fairies -- Puck's errand -- Helena and Demetrius -- The flower -- Titania's bower -- Lysander and Hermia -- Helena enters -- The rehearsal place -- Puck's trick -- Puck's mistake -- A donkey and a queen -- Helena's lovers -- The cure -- The wood nymphs -- Bottom's dream -- A wedding celebration -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Fairy time -- Puck's speech -- End titles.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci.
Participant or Performer Note: 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).
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Public performance rights included.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish; subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH].
Subject: Theseus King of Athens Drama
Hippolyta (Greek mythological character) Drama
Love Drama
Courtship Drama
Man-woman relationships Drama
Young adults Conduct of life Drama
Athens (Greece) Drama
Relaciones hombre-mujer Teatro
Hippolyta (Greek mythological character)
Theseus King of Athens
Young adults Conduct of life
Man-woman relationships
Love
Courtship
Greece Athens
Genre: DVD-Video discs.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Comedy films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

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