Midsummer Dream

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Midsummer Dream
Directed by Ángel de la Cruz
Manolo Gómez
Written by Ángel de la Cruz
Beatriz Iso
Produced by Manolo Gómez
Starring Romola Garai
Bernard Hill
Billy Boyd
Rhys Ifans
Miranda Richardson
Fiona Shaw
Toby Stephens
Cinematography Manuel Alvariño
Music by Sergio Pena Castro
Arturo B. Kress
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)(Spain)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesSpain
Portugal
LanguagesSpanish
English

Midsummer Dream (Spanish : El Sueño de una noche de San Juan, lit. 'A Dream of a Night of Saint John' [a] ) 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 . [1]

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Character

The main character is the girl Helena, a princess.

Voice cast

The voice cast of the English speaking version includes: [1]

Production

Directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez, the production team totalled over 400 people over the lifetime of the project. [2]

Accolades

The film received the 2006 Goya Award for animated films. [3]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. The feast of Saint John, celebrated on the night of June 23, being the traditional midsummer feast in Spain and Portugal.

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References

  1. 1 2 BUFVC: Midsummer Dream n.d.
  2. Silió 2005.
  3. "| O soño dunha noite de San Xoán / El sueño de una noche de San Juan | AVG | AudioVisual Galego". culturagalega.gal. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

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