A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)

Production companies : Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha /

September 25, 1959 1h 16m Czechoslovakia Animation Czech More

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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.

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title：A Midsummer Night's Dream
status：Released
Release date： 1959
Runtime：1h 16m
Genres： Animation · Fantasy · Comedy ·
Countries of origin： Czechoslovakia ·
Original Language： Czech ·
Director： Jiří Trnka /
Writers： William Shakespeare · Josef Kainar · Jiří Trnka ·
Production companies： Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha ·
Overview：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.