Midsummer Dream (2005)

Legend has it that one day a year, on Saint John's evening, humans can enter to the magical world of elves and fairies. Elena, a smart and dreamy little girl, doesn't believe in legends. ... See full synopsis »

Directors:

Ángel de la Cruz, Manolo Gómez

Writers:

Beatriz Iso, William Shakespeare (play)

Stars:

Gabino Diego, Pedro Abrunhosa, Ben Bishop

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gabino Diego	...	Lisandro (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pedro Abrunhosa	...	(voice)
Ben Bishop	...	Eye conductor
Rita Blanco	...	(voice)
Brian Blessed
Billy Boyd	...	Puck (voice)
Gemma Cuervo	...	Cleta (voice)
Carla de Sá	...	Helena (voice)
Antonio Galves	...	Teseo (voice)
Romola Garai	...	Helena (voice)
José Luis Gil	...	Filóstrato (voice)
Pedro Granger	...	(voice)
Bernard Hill	...	Theseus (voice)
Rhys Ifans	...	Lysander (voice)
Carmen Machi	...	Mostaza (voice)

Storyline

Legend has it that one day a year, on Saint John's evening, humans can enter to the magical world of elves and fairies. Elena, a smart and dreamy little girl, doesn't believe in legends. However, his father, the Duke Theseus, is very sick and she would do anything to restore the illusion, so begins a journey in search of Titania, Queen of the Fairies, accompanied Banker Demetrio and Lisandro, who does everything possible to win her affection.

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Plot Keywords:

shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream | based on play | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Romance | Adventure

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Details

Country:

Spain Portugal

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

1 July 2005 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Draumaland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$205,651 (Spain), 1 July 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dygra Films S.L., Appia Filmes

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not bad, but who's the audience?

The movie starts by introducing Puck, who has an oddly mechanical- sounding laugh and a rather ugly face. Maybe children find him charming, or maybe the decision was made that Puck doesn't have to be charming, but I think an opportunity was lost there to engage the audience through Puck the way Shakespeare is usually thought to have intended. The plot does have a little to do with Shakespeare's comedy, but it's mostly the characters who have been borrowed, along with a touch of Don Quixote and the witches from Macbeth. I saw the movie in Hebrew, where the title is simply "A Midsummer Night's Dream," just like Shakespeare, but I understand there's an intentional alteration of the title in Spanish and in English to go with the major script difference. Shakespeare's story has been largely replaced by the familiar device of a quest with the characters (including the bad guy who's along for his own evil reasons) interacting along the way. The witches and a handful of glowing fairies are, like Puck, lost opportunities for interesting visualization, but the villain is well conceived and original-looking, as are Oberon and Mustardseed. There are also some animated musical instruments that appear now and then but are gone again before much attention can be paid. The music itself is quite entertaining throughout the movie. But while some opportunities to entertain children are lost, the script doesn't rise to the level that would firmly hold the interest of adults, so I get the feeling that the effort-- and it's obviously not a small effort-- is lost somewhere between the two audiences.