a midsummer night's dream / bbc (1981) // dvd

/A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM/ (1981)

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Dvd Region: 2+4 Pal (UK & Europe)
Certificate: U
Running Time: Approx. 116 minutes
Originally Transmitted: 13th December 1981
Dvd Release Date: 2005
Released By: BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Distributed By: DD Home Entertainment
Format: Colour Dvd Pal
Language: English
Subtitles: English sdh
Audio: Mono
Format: 4:3
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A TRAGEDIE
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare’s plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors.

“Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind.”

In the woods of Athens, runaways couples, the King and Queen of the fairies, the impish sprite Puck and a band of ‘rude mechanicals’ prove “the course of true love never did run smooth” as they play out a comedy of love and the confusion it sometimes brings.
Shakespeare’s fairytale comedy contains some of the most lyrical expressions of love, dreams and imaginations. The performances is star-studded, with Helen Mirren as Titania and Peter McEnery as Oberon dominating the proceedings, supported by a superb cast. As the New York Times wrote “they are all accomplished performers, but the director has given the extra dimension of using them brilliantly in terms of television.”

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Enter Valentine and Proteus
Valentine:

"Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace. Four happy days bring in
Another moon – but O, methinks how slow,
This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires
Like to a stepdame or a dowager
Long withering out of a young man’s revenue ……”
Helen Mirren Peter McEnery
Phil Daniels
Robert Lindsay and Brian Glover
Directed by Elijah Moshinsky
Produced by Jonathan Miller
William Shakespeare
Hys Most Excellent
Comedie
A
MIDSUMMER
NIGHT’S
DREAM

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
In Credits Order
Estelle Kohler ... Hippolyta
Nigel Davenport ... Theseus
Hugh Quarshie ... Philostrate
Geoffrey Lumsden ... Egeus
Pippa Guard ... Hermia
Nicky Henson ... Demetrius
Robert Lindsay ... Lysander
Cherith Mellor ... Helena
Geoffrey Palmer ... Quince
Brian Glover ... Bottom
John Fowler ... Flute
Don Estelle ... Starveling
Nat Jackley ... Snout
Ray Mort ... Snug
Phil Daniels ... Puck
Helen Mirren ... Titania
Peter McEnery ... Oberon
Tania Bennett ... Fairy
Alexandra Segal ... Fairy
Louise Mason ... Fairy
Lee Macdonald ... Fairy
Bruce Savage ... Peaseblossom
Massimo Mezzofanti ... Cobweb
Dominic Martelli ... Moth
Timothy Cross ... Mustardseed

Directed: Elijah Moshinsky
Adapted: William Shakespeare’s original play
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ABOUT A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s delightfully surreal confection of romance and confusion, fun and fairies – is probably the best-known and most popular of his fourteen comedies . . . The first mention of the play in made in 1598 by Francis Mere and it was first printed in 1600 . . . It is thought that the play was written for an aristocratic wedding but there is scant evidence to support this . . . This version is a memorable feast of frolic and fantasy . . ..

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