German title: Ein Sommernachtstraum Francaise title: Le songe d’une nuit d’été Spain title: El sueño de una noche de verano Greek title: Ονείρων θερινής νυκτός Russian title: Сон в летнюю ночь Original title: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Alternative titles: Oneiron therinis nyktos / Ονειρων θερινης νυκτος
Literature movie – USA Production year: 1935 Movie length: 132 minutes
Director: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle Writer: William Shakespeare, Charles Kenyon Cinematograph: Hal Mohr
Movie description:
Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania’s band or Oberon’s, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they’re not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused.