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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directed by Jiří Trnka
Produced by Erna Kmínková
Jaroslav Mozis
Written by Screenplay:
Jiří Brdečka
Josef Kainar
Jiří Trnka
Play:
William Shakespeare
Narrated by Rudolf Pellar
Cinematography Jiří Vojta
Editing by Hanna Valachova
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) 25 September 1959 (1959-09-25)
Running time 76 minutes
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a special animated puppet movie from 1959. It was made in Czechoslovakia by a famous director named Jiří Trnka. This film brings to life a well-known play by William Shakespeare called A Midsummer Night's Dream.

About the Movie

This movie is unique because it uses puppets to tell its story. Jiří Trnka was a master at puppet animation. He made the puppets move in a way that felt very real and magical. The film was released in 1959 and runs for about 76 minutes.

The Story Behind It

The movie is based on one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays. The play is a comedy about love, magic, and mischief in an enchanted forest. It features fairies, kings, queens, and young lovers. The film captures the whimsical and dreamy feeling of Shakespeare's original story.

Bringing Puppets to Life

Jiří Trnka was known as "the Walt Disney of the East." He used his skills to create beautiful and detailed puppets. Each puppet was carefully designed to show its character's personality. The animators then moved the puppets frame by frame to create the illusion of movement. This was a very difficult and time-consuming process.

Awards and Recognition

A Midsummer Night's Dream was a very successful film. It was shown at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, which is a big movie event. There, it won the Prize of the Technical Committee. The movie also received an Honourable Medal at the Venice Film Festival. These awards showed how much people appreciated Trnka's artistic vision.

English Version

To help more people enjoy the film, an English version was also made. This version featured the voice of the famous actor Richard Burton as the narrator. His voice helped bring the magical story to English-speaking audiences around the world.

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