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Czechoslovakian Film
presents
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a film by the
Studio of Animation and Puppet Film
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Marionettes Film
Prague
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Then, as today...
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...the stars were shining in the sky.
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It was the year 1594...
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...and the poet
William Shakespeare...
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...was writing his play...
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...of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Like today, the stars were golden...
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...like burning lovers' passion,...
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...and in the depth of the sky...
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...the night was full of
magic and spells.
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And then, as today,...
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...love had to fight,
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...if it were to be called true love.
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The beautiful Hermia...
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...is betrothed to
the soldier Demetrius.
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But she preferred music,...
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...so her heart was with Lysander,...
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...the kind flute player.
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The fair Helena loves Demetrius.
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But he rejects her.
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He pays no attention to her.
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He woos Hermia.
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He courts her with flowers,...
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...but to no avail.
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Egeus, Hermia's father,...
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...would, naturally, prefer
her to marry the soldier.
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Of course.
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He wants the best for
his dear daughter.
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And what's the
frolicksome Lysander...
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...compared with the
serious Demetrius?
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And if his daughter and Lysander
won't listen to him ...
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...he'll take the case
before the law.
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To trial,...
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...before the powerful ruler
Theseus.
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
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based on the famous work by
William Shakespeare, poet and actor
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Duke Theseus...
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...is a handsome young man
and is very famous.
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Indeed, tomorrow he celebrates
his marriage...
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...to the queen
of the Amazons.
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She is a harsh and
uncompromising woman.
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Therefore, the sentence
is immutable.
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Hermia's father's promise
to Demetrius...
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...is sacred.
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Sacred and unbreakable.
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And we demand...
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...that there are no
more issues...
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...before the Duke's wedding,...
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...whose actions are distinctive,
sometimes bold,...
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...exciting and
interesting,...
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...but always...
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...within the laws
of the immortal gods.
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The official love...
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...sealed with a ring,...
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...will culminate with the
nuptual celebrations.
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Athens prepares
for the celebration.
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But they who have
disobeyed the law,...
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...flee
to the woods,...
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...where they will suffer
great misfortune.
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Poor Helena.
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She's madly in love.
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She even stoops...
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...to help Demetrius
to look for his rival,...
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...so all-consuming
is her obsession.
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And those overwhelming
passions...
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...lead the lost
to the harsh shadows,...
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...outside
beautiful Athens,...
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...which was busying away
preparing for Theseus' wedding...
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...with the queen.
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At this wedding...
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...some amateur actors offer
the flower of their art.
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A very modest flower,...
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...but overwhelming
for them, nonetheless.
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Let's not be nervous.
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We'll go in order.
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Take the script,
and learn your lines.
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The hero has great
responsibility.
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Before committing suicide...
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...he has to leave
the audience breathless...
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...with his good looks.
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He's very talented,
no-one can deny it.
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A young man taking the
part of Thisbe...
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...is somewhat unusual.
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He takes time to understand,
but he does it in depth.
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The others give their all,
even those without speaking parts .
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The show-off Pyramus would like
to play all the parts.
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Including the lion.
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But the other actors also
have to learn their roles.
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This tells the old legend
of the lovers...
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...whose love
everyone opposed.
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In the end, they could only
unite in death.
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If we could have
a little quiet...
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...to rehearse in peace!
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Don't they realise?
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These professional actors
make a tremendous racket!
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Hunger drives the wolves
from the forest...
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...and the professionals
drove the amateurs...
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...into the woods.
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The forest,
the kingdom of Oberon,...
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...where everything
is topsy-turvy.
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The home of the fairies.
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There's the
mischevious Puck.
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A joker, witty,...
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...nosey, restless...
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In short, a rascal.
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The Fairy Queen,
the beautiful Titania.
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She reigns over the fairies
through love.
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And she has the entire forest
at her feet.
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When Titania dances,
they fall under a spell...
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...not only the acorns
and the mandrakes,...
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...the trees,
the fairies and the flowers,...
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...but even
Oberon himself.
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And he courts her strongly.
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But Titania is not
frivolous...
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...and Oberon must
earn her heart.
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But everything has its limits.
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You shouldn't offend
Oberon.
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And he was angry,...
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...and his heart swelled
with vengefulness.
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And as he got angry,...
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...the forest
shook with fear.
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Look.
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In the distance
there's an island,...
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...and on this island
there's a flower.
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If you just
smell it once...
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...you'll fall in love
with the first creature you see.
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And not even the devil
could fight that magic.
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But fate wasn't going
to let Oberon...
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...carry out his plan in peace.
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Suddenly, the quiet forest
became as noisy...
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...as a market.
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First visit:
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The amateurs.
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They are scared.
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But the love of drama
manages to instill courage.
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Second visit:
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Lysander and Hermia,
holding hands.
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Love on the run.
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They take refuge in a miserable
forest cave.
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Third visit:
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The soldier Demetrius.
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He's looking for a fight
with Hermia and Lysander.
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Sword in hand,
with a heavy heart.
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And after him, Helena,...
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...Demetrius' shadow.
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A very heavy shadow,...
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...but one full of love.
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Pity the poor soul!
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Oberon,
the lord of the forest,...
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...doesn't like unhappy
love affairs,...
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...for he himself burns
with unrequited love.
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Listen, Puck!
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You have to make that
soldier see sense.
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Make him smell the flower...
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...so that he falls in love
with the fair Helena...
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...as much as she loves him.
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It's easy to say that.
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But how do you know,
when it's pitch black,...
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...who is the soldier
who is the musician?
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At night, all cats are grey.
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And at night, is a flaw
really a flaw?
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And so, Lysander,...
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...bewitched by the flower,...
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...opens his eyes
and sees Helena.
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So long, Hermia!
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And he falls madly
in love with Helena.
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Meanwhile, Oberon
waits patiently...
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...for Titania to sleep.
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Who's here now?
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Blast! The amateurs!
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Puck, shoo them away!
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Whoever's playing Pyramus...
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...give them what
they deserve.
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He's a real ass!
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Pyramus!
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Pyramus!
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Pyramus!
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Thisbe!
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Thisbe!
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Thisbe!
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And when the Fairies
fell asleep,...
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...What if Titania...
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...sees that donkey
as soon as she wakes up?
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Oberon smiled,
hidden in the shadows...
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...whilst the fairies
cried inconsolably.
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The terrible awakening
of the beautiful Hermia.
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Unfortunately the traitor Lysander
is kissing Helena.
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Now Demetrius will
be furious.
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What have you done?
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You've given the potion
to somebody else
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What was a comedy
has become a farce.
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A moment ago, it was
Hermia who had...
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... two men crazy
about her.
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Now they've both
fallen for Helena...
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...and Hermia's the
indignant one.
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Before the cock crows
in the city tomorrow,...
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...they'll be mad
with jealousy.
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Taken to the brink...
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...by madness, loss,
and doubt.
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So, tomorrow, it
can be better assessed,...
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...this great
reciprocated love,...
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...satisfied and happy.
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Endlessly turning.
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But this is starting
to smell of tragedy.
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Let's turn tragedy
into a game.
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It's not worth getting
hurt because of a joke.
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Puck, fix what
you've broken!
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There can still be...
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...some fights.
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But only in jest.
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To see how ridiculous
violence is.
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Poor Titania!
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She's suffered enough!
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And branded by her
big-eared shame...
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...I shall love her
even more.
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What a strange thing to see!
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For so long...
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...love is pursued,
till love, at the end...
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...recognises itself.
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Lysander with Hermia,...
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...Helena with Demetrius,...
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...sleeping like children.
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And so they are together,
under the laws of love.
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What about your law, old one?
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And the law of Athens?
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Hear ye, hear ye!
Sound the trumpets!
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Three times,
once for each wedding!
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Sound the trumpets.
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A dull moment.
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It usually happens.
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These official ceremonies
bore even the stones.
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We offer you a play.
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It's magnificent, and
I wrote it myself.
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Behold the moon,
oh great Selene.
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Wall,
obstacle to their love.
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Then, the lion who wanted
to kill but could not.
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And finally Thisbe,
allegedly the meal,...
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and Pyramus.
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Thisbe!
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Thisbe!
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Damn Wall,...
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...barrier to our love!
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How about if we go
outside to the meadow?
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But beware the
ferocious lions!
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The bright moon
saw everything,...
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and was so smug.
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This veil
will fill with blood.
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but it won't be Thisbe's.
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Puck returns to the work,...
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...but, as you'll see,...
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...everyone's important,
at least once.
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More than some might
have predicted.
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Maybe it was a mistake,
or maybe malice,...
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...but his heart will
ring like a bell...
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...and those who mock...
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01:02:58,019 --> 01:02:59,854
...will stop laughing.
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Pyramus!
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Pyramus!
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Pyramus!
263
01:05:54,156 --> 01:05:56,658
Pyramus!
264
01:06:24,584 --> 01:06:28,621
Dreams seduce us
and deceive all.
265
01:06:30,156 --> 01:06:31,424
But no matter.
266
01:06:32,358 --> 01:06:35,094
What matters
is that they are beautiful.
267
01:09:38,835 --> 01:09:40,436
Listen, Puck.
268
01:09:41,137 --> 01:09:42,872
No more comedy.
269
01:09:44,974 --> 01:09:47,009
It has been a
beautiful fire.
270
01:09:47,610 --> 01:09:49,979
But now we have to
make sure it's out.
271
01:10:39,698 --> 01:10:41,266
All has ended.
272
01:10:42,701 --> 01:10:44,636
We have to clean up.
273
01:10:46,371 --> 01:10:48,173
Today as then,...
274
01:10:50,442 --> 01:10:52,377
...then as today.
275
01:11:26,711 --> 01:11:29,080
By God, anybody
would think...
276
01:11:29,080 --> 01:11:32,150
...that what happened
was all a dream!
277
01:11:38,689 --> 01:11:41,459
No-one would have thought
that he could crown himself...
278
01:11:41,692 --> 01:11:44,261
...With the coveted laurel
of glory.
279
01:12:13,139 --> 01:12:15,675
People think
that Puck is...
280
01:12:15,675 --> 01:12:18,178
...only fit for
magic tricks.
281
01:12:20,246 --> 01:12:22,615
We make magic,...
282
01:12:22,615 --> 01:12:25,251
...beautiful magic, when
dreaming.
283
01:12:26,319 --> 01:12:29,255
In dreams,
we provide for the fairies.
284
01:12:49,341 --> 01:12:53,178
Some of our dreams
guide us in life.
285
01:12:55,447 --> 01:12:59,518
Some of our dreams
never die.
286
01:13:00,685 --> 01:13:04,723
Still less, the
dreams of Shakespeare.
287
01:13:50,002 --> 01:13:57,485
Direction, script and set design:
Jir� Trnka
288
01:13:59,610 --> 01:14:03,810
Music:
V�clav Trojan
20406
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