Summary
William Shakespeare’s classic play A Midsummer Night's Dream has served as an inspiration for countless projects spanning many genres – including this 1985 ballet film featuring music by Václav Trojan. Director Vladimír Sís shifts a performance of the Brno State Theatre to theatrically stylised interiors at Prague's Barrandov film studios. The story tells the tale of the betrothal of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, to Theseus, Duke of Athens. It also relates the escapades of two love-struck couples – Lysander and Hermia, and Demetrius and Helena. With the aid of mischievous servant-elf Puck, Oberon, the King of the Fairies, and his wife Titania have fun with the longings and identities of the lovers. Alongside the dancers of Brno’s ballet scene, Sen noci… (Night’s Dream) also boasts a sensitively delivered narration by actor Josef Kemr.
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