A Midsummer's Night Dream

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jiří Trnka

Written by

Jiří Trnka

Music

Václav Trojan

Studio

Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

Released

25 September 1959

Genres

Animation, Fantasy, Comedy