![]() ![]() Even David Strathairn's Theseus and Sophie Marceau's Hippolyta are wonderful. ![]() ![]() The lovers are likewise delightful with great, fun-packed performances by Christian Bale's Demetrius and Dominic West's Lysander in complete tune with Anna Fiel's Hermia and Calista Flockhart's Helena. It is delightful to see that gentle erotica can be suggested without nudity or slathering tongues, sucking lips as well as the usual grunts-pants-moans, etc. The scenes with the lovelier than lovely Michelle Pfeiffer's Titania are wonderful and poignant. The delightful Cast of Players, including Rockwell, Irwin, Rees, Wright and (tah-DAH!) Kevin Klein as Bottom. Stanley Tucci is delightful as a drole erring Puck carrying out the directives of Rupert Everett's pompous Oberon. Why? How can canned commercial movie-making compete with the Bard's best? Why does this version make that of the RSC three years before PALE? Well, there's the cast, for one. No, this is not the Royal Shakespeare Company, it's Hollywood but damn good Hollywood. This is a wonderful film and an excellent version of the classic that was done so very, very well in 19. ![]()
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