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A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · 143 min

A lavish, dreamlike staging of Shakespeare's comedy, with fairy ballets and broad slapstick that feels like a charming, old-fashioned spectacle.

Tagline
Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
  • fate
  • family
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, romance, comedy
Directed by
Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle
Written by
Mary C. McCall, Jr., Charles Kenyon
Starring
Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dick Powell, Ross Alexander, Olivia de Havilland, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell
Music
Felix Mendelssohn
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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