A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 25, 1959
Original Title:
Sen noci svatojánské
Alternate Titles:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
El sueño de una noche de verano
En midsommarnattsdröm
En skærsommernatsdrøm
Kesäyön unelma
Le songe d'une nuit d'été
Sen noci svatojánské
Sen nocy letniej
Sogno di una notte d'estate
Szentivánéji álom
Visul unei nopti de vara
Сън в лятна нощ
Genres:
Animation | Comedy | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: U
Runtime: 76
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.
Animation:
Stanislav Látal
Břetislav Pojar
Jan Adam
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Bohuslav Šrámek
Jan Karpaš
Art Designer:
Jiří Trnka
Choreographer:
Ladislav Fialka
Ludmila Kovářová
Conductor:
Karel Ančerl
Markéta Kühnová
Director:
Jiří Trnka
Director of Photography:
Jiří Vojta
Editor:
Hana Walachová
Original Music Composer:
Václav Trojan
Production Manager:
Jaroslav Možíš
Erna Kmínková
Screenplay:
Josef Kainar
Jiří Trnka
Sculptor:
Jaroslav Kulhánek
Sound:
Emanuel Formánek
Josef Vlček
Emil Poledník
Sound Effects:
Jiří Horčička
Theatre Play:
William Shakespeare
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