Midsummer (1999)

A girl must choose between an arranged marriage and a life of celibacy in this modern take on the Shakespeare classic.

Director:

James Kerwin

Writers:

James Kerwin (screenplay), William Shakespeare (play),

Stars:

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Bruce DuBose, Arthur Morton

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese	...	Hermia
Bruce DuBose	...	Oberon / Theseus
Arthur Morton	...	Puck
Regan Kerwin	...	Helena (as Regan Poole)
Travis Schuldt	...	Demetrius (as Travis Schult)
Jenni Tooley	...	Peaseblossom
Renner St. John	...	Titania / Hippolyta (as Renner Wesolowski)
Ashley Wood	...	Lysander
Big Skinny Brown	...	Tom Snout
Troy Grant	...	Robin Starveling
Mathew Greer	...	Ægeus
Caleb Moody	...	Snug
P.J. Knopke	...	Fairy
JuliaAnn Lewis	...	Fairy
Bari Lynn	...	Fairy

Storyline

A complex love quadrangle develops between four young lovers in Elizabethan England when mischievous forest spirits decide to play Cupid. American adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | folklore | mythology | fairy tale | royalty | 

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Taglines:

'Tis almost fairy time.

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Genres:

Short | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Kerwin Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kerwin Productions, MainPix, Realistic Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Wood Love (1925)

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Soundtracks

"A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Performed by The Prague Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Václav Smetácek

User Reviews

A gem of a film

Oft-disparaged indie producers Kit Carson and Cynthia Hargrave have bucked their reputations and created a gem of a film here--certainly their finest since 1996's "Bottle Rocket" [also shot in Texas]. An invitation-only preview in Dallas revealed a modern, 20-something, MTV approach to the bard that's refreshingly hip--and intellectual--in today's market of mindnumbingly histrionic Shakespeare pictures. The remarkably foxy Domenica Scorsese makes a thoroughly nuanced and downright sultry Hermia [Scorsese can convey more with her suggestive gaze than, say, Calista Flockhart can do with two hours of melodramatic speechifying], and the writers' choice to centre the film around her and Lysander--as opposed to Bottom, for example--is inspired. Too-good-looking-to-be-true soap opera star Travis Schuldt rounds out the cast as a sadistic Demetrius. Some of the more esoteric references to mysticism and Tarot may be lost on the casual viewer, but it is hard not to appreciate a Shakespeare film with a soundtrack that's got a great combination of techno/ and retro/alterna bands like this. Best moment: The interpretation of "love in idleness" as a designer drug! My only complaint--it needs to be longer. Looking forward to the release of the full feature.