A Midsummer Night's Play: Based on a Play by Adam Oehlenschläger

"A Midsummer Night's Play" is an 1803 Danish Golden-Age classic by the Romantic poet Adam Oehlenschläger. Paying tribute to poetry, the production is faithful to the original text. Leth and Kirkeby present the play in tableau form, featuring the finest Danish actors of the day in a fe...

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Main Author: Oehlenschläger, Adam (Author)
Other Authors: Leth, Jorgen (Director), Jespersen, Arne (Cinematographer), Madsen, Svend Aage (Cinematographer), Larsen, Mogens (Cinematographer), Hansen, Martin (Actor), Ernst, Ole (Actor), Reimer, Elin (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Undetermined
Published: Kopenhagen Danish Film Institute [2008]
Series:The Jørgen Leth Collection - Fiction Films 21
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Summary:"A Midsummer Night's Play" is an 1803 Danish Golden-Age classic by the Romantic poet Adam Oehlenschläger. Paying tribute to poetry, the production is faithful to the original text. Leth and Kirkeby present the play in tableau form, featuring the finest Danish actors of the day in a festive romp through Oehlenschläger's elaborate verse and metrics. [www.dfi.dk]
Physical Description:[DVD] (98 Min.) dolby digital mono