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A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 · 116 min

A frothy, playful romp through enchanted woods where love spells and mistaken identities turn romance into delightful chaos.

Tagline
Love makes fools of us all.
Overview
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • fate
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, romance
Directed by
Michael Hoffman
Written by
Michael Hoffman
Starring
Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale, Dominic West
Music
Simon Boswell
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Runtime
116 min
Country
Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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