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The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001)

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream poster
Directed by
Christine Edzard
Genre
comedy, romance, fantasy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Children perform Shakespeare's comedy about lovers and fairies in a forest. The film uses the full original text and elaborate costumes on studio sets.

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What happens

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream is a 2001 film based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. It was written and directed by Christine Edzard and produced by Olivier Stockman. The music by Michel Sanvoisin was performed by the Goldsmiths Youth Orchestra, conducted by Eli Corp. The film features Jamie Peachey, John Heyfron, Danny Bishop, Jessica Fowler and Leane Lyson. It uses Shakespeare's complete text, as well as elaborate costumes and “intricately and properly scaled sets” created in the studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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