| Midsummer Dream | |
|---|---|
Spanish theatrical release poster | |
| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Spain Portugal |
| Languages | Spanish English |
| Box office | $1,086,1221 |
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.2
Character
The main character is the girl Helena, a princess.
Voice cast
The voice cast of the English speaking version includes:2
- Romola Garai as Helena
- Bernard Hill as Theseus
- Billy Boyd as Puck
- Rhys Ifans as Lysander
- Miranda Richardson as Titania
- Fiona Shaw as The Witches
- Toby Stephens as Demetrius
Production
Directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez, the production team totalled over 400 people over the lifetime of the project.3
Reception
The film was a box office failure, managing to gross only $1,086,122.1
Accolades
The film received the 2006 Goya Award for animated films.4
Notes and references
Notes
- The feast of Saint John, celebrated on the night of June 23, being the traditional midsummer feast in Spain and Portugal.
References
- "Midsummer Dream". kinoafisha.info. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- BUFVC: Midsummer Dream n.d.
- Silió 2005.
- "| O soño dunha noite de San Xoán / El sueño de una noche de San Juan | AVG | AudioVisual Galego". culturagalega.gal. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
Sources
Sources
- "Sueno de una Noche de San Juan, El (English Version)". British Universities Film and Video Council. n.d. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Silió, Elisa (1 July 2005). "Sueño de una noche de San Juan se inspira en Shakespeare". El País. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
Further reading
Further reading
- Rosenthal, Daniel (2007). 100 Shakespeare Films. Screen Guides. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1-84457-169-7.