A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sen noci svatojánské) (1959)

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"Brilliant Czech puppet animator Jiri Trnka made several animated features alongside his famous shorts (the most famous of these shorts being 1965's subversive masterpiece 'The Hand'). The most readily available of these in the Western world is his largely faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Told with the deliberate pacing that characterises all Trnka's films and which some viewers used to faster paced animations may find testing, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' captur"

Sen noci svatojánské (1959)

“ Everything he touched the Czech animator made ​​it magic. The lighting, the sets, figures and amazing color are a delight to behold. Particularly, I prefer the scenes that take place in the forest of fairies, imagination and treated with great delicacy.

The only criticism that could make the film is the excessive length of some sequence, but always missed by the details that accompany any continuous projection.

From this day has become my favorite Trnka's movies.” read more