A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1959)

aka: Sen Noci Svatojánské

The first puppet kine-scope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theater and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation. (In widescreen format). (In Czech language, with English subtitles).