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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Shakespeare (based on the play by)
Michael Hoffman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 May 1999 (USA) more
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Hold on to Your Heart. Cupid is Armed and Dangerous. more
Plot:
Lovers lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Also Known As:
Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (Italy)
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
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116 min
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Take a look at what some of the other performers are rehearsing while the Mechanicals are waiting for word from the Duke. One group of players is rehearsing the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex and another pair of players are rehearsing a scene from Shakespeare's play Othello. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The branches that Lysander and Demetrius fight with are swapped later in the fight. more
Quotes:
Titania: Come, my lord, and in our flight / Tell me how it came this night / That I sleeping here was found / With these mortals on the ground. more
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2006-11-29)" (2006) more
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32 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
One Movie Buff's Opinion, 12 December 2004
10/10
Author: Daniel Halton Billings from NC

I have seen criticism of this movie saying that the language should have been changed to our post-modern English instead of being the original late-middle/early modern English that Shakespeare used. But those who say that miss the point that what makes these plays so magnificent IS the language that Shakespeare used, and to change it would be to ruin the movie.

Anyways, the acting is marvelous, as it should be from such a cast as this. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the part of Titania with the utmost perfection. Kevin Kline as Nick Bottom is equally as good, and the two end up having a chemistry that is unmistakable (even if he is an ass at this point).

The directing is also great - almost as good as the acting, if not as good. Costumes, sets, everything with exception of there being headlights on the bicycles, is perfect. Michael Hoffman truly pulled of a great feat with this movie, and I would recommend it to anyone.

Also, on a side note, if you have trouble understanding the language, though it be English, watch the DVD and turn on the subtext.

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