William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream

Hoffman, Michael, 1956- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer). Urdang, Leslie. (Producer). Bale, Christian, 1974- (Actor). Everett, Rupert. (Actor). Flockhart, Calista, 1964- (Actor). Friel, Anna, 1976- (Actor). Hill, Bernard, 1944- (Actor). Irwin, Bill, 1950- (Actor). Jbara, Gregory. (Actor). Kline, Kevin. (Actor). Marceau, Sophie, 1966- (Actor). Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- (Actor). Rees, Roger, 1944- (Actor). Rockwell, Sam. (Actor). Sessions, John, 1953- (Actor). Strathairn, David. (Actor). Tucci, Stanley. (Actor). West, Dominic, 1970- (Actor). Wright, Max, 1943- (Actor). Boswell, Simon. (Composer). Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Midsummer night's dream. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures (Added Author). Regency Enterprises. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: In the village of Monte Athena in Italy at the turn of the 19th century, necklines are high, parents are rigid, and marriage is seldom a matter of love. Thus, Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander, while her father wants only Demetrius for his son-in-law. Poor Helena burns hot for Demetrius, who avoids her like the plague. Meanwhile, fairy king Oberon is engaged in a battle of wits with his queen, Titania, and has commanded a trick of Puck, which naturally goes horribly wrong. They are all in the enchanted wood on a midsummer's eve, coming out in the end charged with a gift from the fairies--an enchanted eroticism--that sweeps them away to bed chambers and weddings. The film celebrates love's ability to alter reality while quietly acknowledging that any attempt to portray the feeling of love ultimately falls short.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., c1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Special feature: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Main titles -- Wedding preparations -- The course of true love -- Casting a play -- Fairies -- Puck's errand -- Helena and Demetrius -- The flower -- Titania's bower -- Lysander and Hermia -- Helena enters -- The rehearsal place -- Puck's trick -- Puck's mistake -- A donkey and a queen -- Helena's lovers -- The cure -- The wood nymphs -- Bottom's dream -- A wedding celebration -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Fairy time -- Puck's speech -- End titles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Garth Craven ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; music, Simon Boswell ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci.
Participant or Performer Note:	Christian Bale (Demetrius), Rupert Everett (Oberon), Calista Flockhart (Helena), Anna Friel (Hermia), Bernard Hill (Egeus), Bill Irwin (Tom Snout), Gregory Jbara (Snug), Kevin Kline (Nick Bottom), Sophie Marceau (Hippolyta), Michelle Pfeiffer (Titania), Roger Rees (Peter Quince), Sam Rockwell (Francis Flute), John Sessions (Philostrate), David Strathairn (Theseus), Stanley Tucci (Puck), Dominic West (Lysander), Max Wright (Robin Starveling).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
System Details Note:	DVD ; 5.1 Dolby digital surround.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in English with subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned.