This is my favourite Shakespeare story, full of mischief and mayhem, comedy and even a good bit of lust mixed in with the true love. This, however, is a really pedestrian adaptation that doesn't measure (for measure) up at all. The all important character of "Puck" is really quite underplayed by Stanley Tucci and Kevin Klein's "Bottom" comes across better suited for a pantomime performance of this tale of the…
Love makes fools of us all.
The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
Top Cast
Kevin Kline
Nick Bottom
Michelle Pfeiffer
Titania
Rupert Everett
Oberon
Stanley Tucci
Puck
Calista Flockhart
Helena
Anna Friel
Hermia
Christian Bale
Demetrius
Dominic West
Lysander
David Strathairn
Theseus
Sophie Marceau
Hippolyta
Roger Rees
Peter Quince
Max Wright
Robin Starveling
Gregory Jbara
Snug
Bill Irwin
Tom Snout
Sam Rockwell
Francis Flute
Bernard Hill
Egeus
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What is A Midsummer Night's Dream about?
The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
When was A Midsummer Night's Dream released?
A Midsummer Night's Dream was released in 1999.
What genres does A Midsummer Night's Dream belong to?
A Midsummer Night's Dream is categorised as Fantasy, Comedy, Romance.
Who stars in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream includes Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart.