SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Athens Summer Dream, An

Synopsis

Independent feature film. An actor decides to fulfil his ambition of putting together a theatre company to enable him to play the part of Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. An audition takes place and the actors cast. Soon after rehearsals begin stage and reality begin to merge for the young actors. The only one who is still in a dream is the director of the play.

Language

Greek

Country

Greece

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1999

Duration

75 mins

Availability

No distributor or archive copy found (4/2008).

Credits

Director

Dimitris Athanitis

Producer

Dimitris Athanitis

Cinematographer

Panos Theofanopoulos

Screenplay

Dimitris Athanitis

Art Direction

Dimitris Athanitis

Cast

Christos Solomos	Akis (Oberon)
Marianna Kalbari	Marianna (Titania)
Konstadina Takalou	Konstadina (Puck (Robin Goodfellow))
Dimitris Alexandris	Dimitrios (Demetrius)
Katerina Lypiridou	Ermia (Hermia)
Koslas Kazanaz	Kostas (Lysander)
Lena Kitsopoulou	Lena
Satvros Mavridis	Actor
Thodoros Grampas	Producer
Yannie Stefopoulos	Giannis/Mason

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Production Company

Name

DNA Films