A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 · 76 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 503 VOTES · DIR. Jiří Trnka
Overview
The first puppet kinescope in the world. 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.
Dialogue Timeline — 289 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 Czechoslovakian Film presents
00:01:20 And then, as today,...
00:03:44 ...but to no avail.
00:05:02 based on the famous work by William Shakespeare, poet and actor
00:07:35 ...whose actions are distinctive, sometimes bold,...
00:08:53 She's madly in love.
00:10:47 Let's not be nervous.
00:14:03 The show-off Pyramus would like to play all the parts.
00:16:03 The forest, the kingdom of Oberon,...
00:18:34 ...the trees, the fairies and the flowers,...
00:20:30 ...and on this island there's a flower.
00:24:31 Second visit:
00:25:57 Oberon, the lord of the forest,...
00:26:57 And at night, is a flaw really a flaw?
00:32:05 He's a real ass!
00:39:20 The terrible awakening of the beautiful Hermia.
00:41:55 ...by madness, loss, and doubt.
00:43:49 To see how ridiculous violence is.
00:53:13 What about your law, old one?
00:56:57 Then, the lion who wanted to kill but could not.
01:02:33 Puck returns to the work,...
01:06:24 Dreams seduce us and deceive all.
01:11:38 No-one would have thought that he could crown himself...
01:13:59 Music: Václav Trojan
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed289
Dialogue density3.8 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:13:59
Production Record
DirectorJiří Trnka
LanguageCS
IMDb votes503