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| Directed by | Gabriele Salvatores |
| Written by | Gabriele Salvatores |
| Produced by | Sergio Lentati |
| Starring | Alberto Lionello |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
| Edited by | Gabriella Cristiani |
| Music by | Mauro Pagani |
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| Language | Italian |
Dream of a Summer Night (Italian:Sogno di una notte d'estate, also spelled asDream of a Summer's Night) is a 1983 Italianmusical film written and directed byGabriele Salvatores, at his directorial debut. Based on arock musical directed by the same Salvatores, it is a musical adaptation ofWilliam Shakespeare'sA Midsummer Night's Dream.[1][2] It was screened in the "De Sica" section at the40th edition of theVenice International Film Festival.[3]
The wedding day of Teseo and Ippolita, two young heirs of theMilanese bourgeoisie, is near. Everything has been arranged: the party will take place in the splendid family villa in theLombard plain. Among the guests there are Lisandro, Demetrio, Erminia and Elena, inseparable and involved in a strange relationship made of impulses, tenderness and whims. Meanwhile, in a nearby farmhouse, some guys are trying out the show they will perform during the party. The neighboring forest, however, is populated by elves, fairies and other strange creatures, ruled by King Oberon and his wife Titania, queen of the night. Over the course of the night, the king and his subjects enjoy spying on the four youngsters and pushing them to each other without a reason, thanks to the powerful elixirs given to them by the elf Puck. Only on the wedding day, while the show is going on stage in the big hall, Lisandro, Demetrio, Erminia and Elena will be able to shed light on their true feelings.[4]
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