William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream /

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream /

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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 He...

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Main Authors: Boswell, Simon (composer (expression),, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cmp), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises (film production company), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Bale, Christian, 1974- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Everett, Rupert (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Flockhart, Calista, 1964- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Friel, Anna, 1976- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Hill, Bernard, 1944- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Hill, Bernard, 1944-2024 (Actor), Hoffman, Michael, 1956- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aus, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/drt, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Irwin, Bill, 1950- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Jbara, Gregory (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Kline, Kevin (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Marceau, Sophie, 1966- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- (Actor, acgtor,, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Rees, Roger, 1944-2015 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Rockwell, Sam (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Sessions, John, 1953-2020 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Strathairn, David (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Tucci, Stanley (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Urdang, Leslie (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), West, Dominic, 1969- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Wright, Max, 1943-2019 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act)
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., [1999], ©1999
Los Angeles, CA : Beverly Hills, CA : ©1999
Los Angeles, CA : Beverly Hills, CA : 2012
Edition:Widescreen
Subjects:
Hippolyta > (Greek mythological character) > Drama
Theseus, > King of Athens > Drama
Hippolyta > (Greek mythological character)
Theseus, > King of Athens
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Courtship > Drama
Hippolyta (Greek mythology) > Drama
Love > Drama
Man-woman relationships > Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Young adults > Conduct of life > Drama
Spanish language materials
Courtship
Hippolyta (Greek mythology)
Love
Man-woman relationships
Relaciones hombre-mujer > Teatro
Young adults > Conduct of life
Athens (Greece) > Drama
Greece > Athens
Comedies
Comedy films
Feature films
Drama
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings
Description
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
Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs. The comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily
Item Description:Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Special feature: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Special feature: original theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD (NTSC, region 1) ; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; 5.1 surround; wide scree (2.35:1)
DVD ; 5.1 Dolby digital surround
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some sexual content
Production Credits:Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci
Access:Educational and home use only

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