Traditional Summer Rooftop Movies will take place on the roof terrace of the Bohemian National Hall. Czech Center New York presents another from this year's series of the classical animated films of the Czech cinematography - a puppet film made by renowned motion-picture animator and film director Jiří Trnka.
Tickets here.
The Summer Rooftop Movies Series is organized in collaboration with Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA).
Film screening starts at 8 PM. In Czech only.
The bar will open at 7 PM. Refreshments from the Bohemian Spirit Restaurant will be available for cash only.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Czechoslovakia, 1959, directed by Jiří Trnka, duration 73 min.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1959 Czechoslovak animated puppet film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it is based on Wiliam Shakespeare's play of the same name. Three different worlds meet in the story: aristocratic circles of three Athens couples, everyman’s world of craftsmen obsessed with theater, and the blissful fairy-tale realm of supernatural creatures, including elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
More information about the film on the webiste of National Film Archives here.
Introduction by Dr. Michal Bregant, the Director of the Czech National Film Archives
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Please note: In case of rain, the screening will take place in the Cinema of the Bohemian National Hall, starting at 8 PM.
