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December 1909 (USA) morePlot:
In ancient Athens, four young lovers escape into the woods. Meanwhile, tradesmen rehearse a play. All of them suffer from the shenanigans of mischievous fairies. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Walter Ackerman | ... | Demetrius |
| Charles Chapman | ... | Quince |
| Dolores Costello | ... | Fairy |
| Helene Costello | ... | Fairy |
| Maurice Costello | ... | Lysander |
| Julia Swayne Gordon | ... | Helena |
| Gladys Hulette | ... | Puck |
| William Humphrey | ||
| Elita Proctor Otis | ... | Hippolyta |
| William V. Ranous | ... | Bottom |
 | William Shea | ... | Mechanical |
| Rose Tapley | ... | Hermia |
| Florence Turner | ... | Titania |
| Clara Kimball Young | ... | Penelope |
| James Young |
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[first title card]Title Card: The Duke of Athens, soon to be married to Hippolyta, decrees that his subject, Hermia, shall give up her lover, Lysander, and marry Demetrius whom her father has chosen. The lovers decide to elope. They are followed by Demetrius and Helena in love with Demetrius.
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Version of "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream (#9.45)" (1958) moreFAQ
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I'm becoming convinced that it is extremely difficult to bring Shakespeare to film without doing some major translations, at least using modern notions. There's just too much invested in the spoken language itself from whence all the stuff flows that is normally associated with the cinematic.
I've been looking at several silent treatments. Naturally enough, they fall flat. But this one doesn't because it emphasizes the play of the "mechanicals." The abstraction of that play on film, the jumping and gesticulating is along the same lines as ALL the acting of that day, but double.
If you were going to try a film, the best plot device is the play within the play (of any of his plays that have this). And the best abstraction strategy is to just take his existing exaggeration and exaggerate it.
It is all a matter of what you are tricked into falling in love with.
Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.