William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures andRegency Enterprises present a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Michael Hoffman ; directed by Michael Hoffman.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Fox Searchlight Pictures ; c1999.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Special feature: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Main titles -- Wedding preparations -- The course of true love -- Casting a play -- Fairies -- Puck's errand -- Helena and Demetrius -- The flower -- 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 -- Bottom's dream -- A wedding celebration -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Fairy time -- Puck's speech -- End titles. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci. |
Participant or Performer Note: | 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). |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some sexual content. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; region 1. |
Language Note: | Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH] . |
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Genre: | Feature films > United States. Comedy films. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 25 of 26 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sherman Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Sherman Library | C MID DVD (Text) | 34060141356968 | Adult Video | Available | - |