Compilation/Packaged Set: A Midsummer Night's Dream

I have gathered together into this collection all the films in my catalogue that are either of or based on William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream:

Plays

  1. 1935 Dir. Max Reinhardt
  2. 1969 Dir. Peter Hall
  3. 1999 Dir. Michael Hoffman
  4. 2014 Dir. Julie Taymor
  5. 2016 Dir. David Kerr

Ballets

  1. 1999 Pacific Northwest Ballet Company (Balanchine)
  2. 2004 American Ballet Theater (Ashton)
  3. 2007 Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company (Balanchine)

Opera

  1. 1981 Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Britten)

Adaptations

  1. 1910 Midsummer Night's Dream (silent, short)
  2. 1955 Smiles Of A Summer Night (Bergman)
  3. 1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (Allen)
  4. 2008 Were The World Mine (Gustafson)

‡ A compilation of Puck's epilogue as performed in various productions: YouTube

‡ Films based on A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wikipedia

Smiles Of A Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende)
Criterion/Voyager (1955)
Comedy, Foreign, Romance
In Collection
#1168
0*
Seen It:  No
037429193921
IMDB   7.8
108 mins Sweden / Swedish
DVD  Region 1
Ulla Jacobsson Anne Egerman
Eva Dahlbeck Desiree Armfeldt
Harriet Andersson Petra the Maid
Margit Carlqvist Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Gunnar Bjornstrand Fredrik Egerman
Jarl Kulle Count Carl Magnus Malcolm
Ake Fridell Frid the Groom
Bjorn Bjelfvenstam Henrik Egerman
Naima Wifstrand Mrs. Armfeldt
Jullan Kindahl Beata, cook
Gull Natorp Malla
Birgitta Valberg Actress
Bibi Andersson Actress
Jullan Kindahl Beata / cook
Georg Adelly Legal clerk
David Erikson Tobacconist
Sigge Furst Policeman
Sten Gester Servant
Viveca Heister
Birgitta Hellerstedt
Svea Holst Dresser
Ulf Johansson Legal Clerk
Arne Lindblad Actor
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt Legal clerk
Lisa Lundholm Mrs. Almgren
Mona Malm Maid
Director/Choreographer
Ingmar Bergman
Producer Allan Ekelund
Writer/Composer Ingmar Bergman
Cinematography Gunnar Fischer
Music Erik Nordgren


Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
Edition Details
Edition The Criterion Collection
Original Title Sommarnattens leende
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10/30/2017
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon.com
Purchase Price $27.79
Condition New
Links + RTeview: Roger Ebert (2012)
+ Commentary: Joyous Bard: 5 Best Film Adaptations of A Midsummer Night's Dream
‡ Commentary: TCM
Smiles Of A Summer Night at Core for Movies
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