Bottom’s Dream
- Synopsis
- Animation. A meditation on A Midsummer Night’s Dream blending pastels, pencil, water colour, and cels to evoke the clown’s bewildering experiences. Set to the Scherzo from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1983
- Duration
- 6 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Canemaker
- Cinematographer
- John Canemaker
- Writer
- John Canemaker
- Music
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Animator
- John Canemaker
- Cast
Mary Bringle voice of Titania (Titania)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Animation
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Released 2002 on DVD in the Canemaker compilation JOHN CANEMAKER: MARCHING TO A DIFFERENT TOON.
- Awards
- Best Short Film Golden Palm nomination 1984.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Bottom’s Dream". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67050 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)