A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

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Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
AKA Sogno di una notte di mezza estate
Director Michael Hoffman
Rated PG-13
Theatrical Release May 14th, 1999
US DVD Release January 25th, 2001
Country Italy, UK

This is some excellent filmmaking. It's difficult to bring a new spin to Shakespeare, and sometimes you wonder why people try, but this is an excellent 19th century interpretation, beautifully filmed.

The casting is quirky, but quite effective. Most of the actors just chose to speak in their natural accents. Kevin Kline just hung on to his American "r's" and Anna Friel made

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