A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1999 American film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Michael Hoffman. The ensemble cast features Kevin Kline as Bottom, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Everett as Titania and Oberon, and Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale, and Dominic West as the four lovers. It is the fifth major cinematic adaptation of the play, following the 1909 silent film (directed by Charles Kent), the Academy Award-winning 1935 film (directed by Max Reinhardt), the 1959 Czech animation (directed by Jiří Trnka), and the 1968 British film (directed by Peter Hall).
In Monte Athena, Italy, young lovers Lysander (Dominic West) and Hermia (Anna Friel) elope into the forest to escape the strict instructions from Hermia's father that she must be betrothed to Demetrius (Christian Bale), another young man who loves her. Demetrius follows them, having been made aware of the plan by Helena (Calista Flockhart), a young woman who is desperately in love with him. Once in the forest, they wander into the fairy world, ruled by King Oberon (Rupert Everett) and Queen Titania (Michelle Pfeiffer), two sparring local deities. Oberon and his servant
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