Midsummer Dream
{{Short description|2005 film by Ángel de la Cruz}}
{{Infobox film
| image=
| caption=
| director=Ángel de la Cruz
Manolo Gómez
| producer= Manolo Gómez
| writer=Ángel de la Cruz
Beatriz Iso
| narrator=
| starring= Romola Garai
Bernard Hill
Billy Boyd
Rhys Ifans
Miranda Richardson
Fiona Shaw
Toby Stephens
| music= Sergio Pena Castro
Arturo B. Kress
| cinematography = Manuel Alvariño
| editing=
| studio=Dygra Films
| distributor= Buena Vista International
| released={{Film date|2005|07|1|Spain|df=yes}}
| runtime=85 minutes
| country= Spain
Portugal
| language=Spanish
English
| budget=
| gross=
}}
Midsummer Dream ({{langx|es|El Sueño de una noche de San Juan|lit=A Dream of a Night of Saint John}}{{efn|The feast of Saint John, celebrated on the night of June 23, being the traditional midsummer feast in Spain and Portugal.}}) is a 2005 animated film from Dygra Films, the creators of The Living Forest. Made in Spain and Portugal, the film is loosely based on William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.{{sfn|BUFVC: Midsummer Dream|n.d.}}
Character
The main character is the girl Helena, a princess.
Voice cast
The voice cast of the English speaking version includes:{{sfn|BUFVC: Midsummer Dream|n.d.}}
- Romola Garai as Helena
- Bernard Hill as Theseus
- Billy Boyd as Puck
- Rhys Ifans as Lysander
- Miranda Richardson as Titania
- Fiona Shaw as The Witches
- Toby Stephens as Demetrius
Production
Directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez, the production team totalled over 400 people over the lifetime of the project.{{sfn|Silió|2005}}
Accolades
The film received the 2006 Goya Award for animated films.{{Cite web |title={{!}} O soño dunha noite de San Xoán / El sueño de una noche de San Juan {{!}} AVG {{!}} AudioVisual Galego |url=https://culturagalega.gal/avg/produccion.php?Cod_prdccn=307 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=culturagalega.gal}}
See also
Notes and references
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Sources
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- {{cite web
|title = Sueno de una Noche de San Juan, El (English Version)
|author =
|website = British Universities Film and Video Council
|date = n.d.
|access-date = 5 January 2018
|url = http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/av36975
|ref = {{harvid|BUFVC: Midsummer Dream|n.d.}}
}}
- {{cite news
|title = Sueño de una noche de San Juan se inspira en Shakespeare
|last = Silió
|first = Elisa
|website = El País
|date = 1 July 2005
|access-date = 5 January 2018
|url = https://elpais.com/diario/2005/07/01/cine/1120168811_850215.html
}}
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Further reading
{{refbegin|30em}}
- {{cite book
|title = 100 Shakespeare Films
|last = Rosenthal
|first = Daniel
|series = Screen Guides
|publisher = British Film Institute
|year = 2007
|isbn = 978-1-84457-169-7
}}
{{refend}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0443123|title=Midsummer Dream}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|el-sueno-de-una-noche-de-san-juan-midsummer-dream}}
{{Goya Award for Best Animated Film}}
{{A Midsummer Night's Dream}}
Category:Spanish animated feature films
Category:2000s Spanish-language films
Category:2005 computer-animated films
Category:Best Animated Film Goya Award winners
Category:Galician-language films
Category:Galician animated films
Category:Films based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
Category:Portuguese animated films
Category:Portuguese fantasy films
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