Midsummer Dream
Midsummer Dream (Spanish: El Sueño de una noche de San Juan, lit. 'A Dream of a Night of Saint John'[lower-alpha 1]) is a 2005 computer-animated film from Dygra Films, the creators of The Living Forest. Made in Spain and Portugal, the film is loosely based on William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.[1]
| Midsummer Dream | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ángel de la Cruz Manolo Gómez |
| Produced by | Manolo Gómez |
| Written by | Ángel de la Cruz Beatriz Iso |
| Starring | Romola Garai Bernard Hill Billy Boyd Rhys Ifans Miranda Richardson Fiona Shaw Toby Stephens |
| Music by | Sergio Pena Castro Arturo B. Kress |
| Cinematography | Manuel Alvariño |
Production company | |
Release date | 1 July 2005 (Spain) |
Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | Spain Portugal |
| Language | Spanish English |
Character
The main character is the girl Helena, a princess.
Voice cast
The voice cast of the English speaking version includes:[1]
- Romola Garai as Helena
- Bernard Hill as Theseus
- Billy Boyd as Puck
- Rhys Ifans as Lysander
- Miranda Richardson as Titania
- Fiona Shaw as The Witches
- Toby Stephens as Demetrius
Production
Directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez, the production team totalled over 400 people over the lifetime of the project.[2]
Notes and references
Notes
- The feast of Saint John, celebrated on the night of June 23, being the traditional midsummer feast in Spain and Portugal.
References
Sources
- "Sueno de una Noche de San Juan, El (English Version)". British Universities Film and Video Council. n.d. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Silió, Elisa (1 July 2005). "Sueño de una noche de San Juan se inspira en Shakespeare". El Pais. Retrieved 5 January 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Rosenthal, Daniel (2007). 100 Shakespeare Films. Screen Guides. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1-84457-169-7.
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