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

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 Ballet HD-DVD)
BBC / opus arts (1999)
Ballet/Dance, Comedy, TV Movie
In Collection
#1178
0*
Seen It:  No
809478050032
IMDB   6.4
116 mins USA / English
HD-DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Christian Bale Demetrius
Bernard Hill Egeus
David Strathairn Theseus
Rupert Everett Oberon
Dominic West Lysander
Michelle Pfeiffer Titania
Stanley Tucci Puck
Sophie Marceau Hippolyta
Calista Flockhart Helena
Kevin Kline Bottom
John Sessions Philostrate
Roger Rees Peter Quince
Sam Rockwell Francis Flute
Bill Irwin Tom Snout
Anna Friel Hermia
Deirdre Harrison Hard-eyed Fairy
Annalisa Cordone Cobweb
Heather Parisi Bottom's Wife
Kevin Kline Nick Bottom
Max Wright Robin Starveling
Gregory Jbara Snug
Paola Pessot Mustardseed
Solena Nocentini Moth
Flaminia Fegarotti Peaseblossom
Valerio Isidori Master Antonio
Daniele Finizio Dangerous Boy
Director/Choreographer
Ross MacGibbon
Kent Stowell
Francia Russell
Michael Hoffman
Producer Michael Hoffman
Leslie Urdang
Nigel Goldsack
Writer/Composer William Shakespeare
Michael Hoffman
Cinematography Oliver Stapleton
Music George Balanchine
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stewart Kershaw
Garth Craven
Simon Boswell


A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about lovers whose romantic affections are manipulated by fairy magic. The setting is updated to a Tuscan hill town in the late 19th century.
Edition Details
Distributor BBC Opus Arte
Release Date 11/20/2007
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Extras Booklet
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10/5/2017
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store EBay - moviemars
Purchase Price $33.22
Condition Used
Links A Midsummer Night's Dream at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
IMDB
References
IMDb Voters <500

Notes
Unfortunately, this disk is HD DVD acquired by mistake· We currently do not have a dvd player for HD DVD.
Ordered Ebay DVD A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 Ballet) $23.13