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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

film by Trnka
Also known as: “Sen Noci Svatojanské”
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  • Jiří Trnka

    …Schweik), Sen Noci Svatojanské (1959; A Midsummer Night’s Dream), considered by some critics to be his masterpiece, and Ruka (1964; The Hand). Trnka redesigned puppets especially for the camera: their range of movement was limited, their heads were enlarged, and their facial expressions were limited chiefly to the area around…

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    …Schweik), Sen Noci Svatojanské (1959; A Midsummer Night’s Dream), considered by some critics to be his masterpiece, and Ruka (1964; The Hand). Trnka redesigned puppets especially for the camera: their range of movement was limited, their heads were enlarged, and their facial expressions were limited chiefly to the area around…

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