A Midsummer's Night Dream backdrop

A Midsummer's Night Dream 1959 Sen noci svatojánské

The first puppet film shot in CinemaScope. 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.

Production Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Spoken Language Czech
Release Date 25 September 1959
76 mins