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The Resource William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman

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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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
Note
  • Widescreen
  • 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.)
Contents
  • 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
  • Main titles
  • Bottom's dream
  • A wedding celebration
  • Pyramus and Thisbe
  • Fairy time
  • Puck's speech
  • End titles
  • Wedding preparations
  • The course of true love
  • Casting a play
  • Fairies
  • Puck's errand
  • Helena and Demetrius
  • The flower
Isbn
9785554454387
Instance
Label
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream
Title
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream
Statement of responsibility
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman
Title variation
Midsummer night's dream
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Actor
Film director
Film producer
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Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
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MDK
Characteristic
videorecording
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William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci
Dewey number
  • 822.33
  • 791.437/2
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Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content
Language note
Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish; subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]
LC call number
PR2827.A23
LC item number
W55 1999
PerformerNote
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)
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  • 1956-
  • 1974-
  • 1964-
  • 1976-
  • 1944-
  • 1950-
  • 1966-
  • 1957-
  • 1944-2015
  • 1953-2020
  • 1969-
  • 1943-2019
  • 1564-1616
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  • Hoffman, Michael
  • Urdang, Leslie
  • Bale, Christian
  • Everett, Rupert
  • Flockhart, Calista
  • Friel, Anna
  • Hill, Bernard
  • Irwin, Bill
  • Jbara, Gregory
  • Kline, Kevin
  • Marceau, Sophie
  • Pfeiffer, Michelle
  • Rees, Roger
  • Rockwell, Sam
  • Sessions, John
  • Strathairn, David
  • Tucci, Stanley
  • West, Dominic
  • Wright, Max
  • Shakespeare, William
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Regency Enterprises
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Runtime
120
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  • Theseus
  • Hippolyta
  • Love
  • Courtship
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Young adults
  • Athens (Greece)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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
  • Main titles
  • Bottom's dream
  • A wedding celebration
  • Pyramus and Thisbe
  • Fairy time
  • Puck's speech
  • End titles
  • Wedding preparations
  • The course of true love
  • Casting a play
  • Fairies
  • Puck's errand
  • Helena and Demetrius
  • The flower
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
Isbn
9785554454387
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
086162123085
Other physical details
sound, color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
4112308
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
4112308
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)42916863
  • (OCoLC)ocm42916863
  • 28906
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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
  • Main titles
  • Bottom's dream
  • A wedding celebration
  • Pyramus and Thisbe
  • Fairy time
  • Puck's speech
  • End titles
  • Wedding preparations
  • The course of true love
  • Casting a play
  • Fairies
  • Puck's errand
  • Helena and Demetrius
  • The flower
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
Isbn
9785554454387
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
086162123085
Other physical details
sound, color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
4112308
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
4112308
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)42916863
  • (OCoLC)ocm42916863
  • 28906
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby surround
Video recording format
DVD

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