Wood Love (German title: Ein Sommernachtstraum) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Neumann and starring Werner Krauss, Valeska Gert and Alexander Granach. It was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.[1]
Ernö Metzner worked as the film's art director.
Preservation
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ein Sommernachtstraum) was preserved and restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from a 35mm nitrate silent tinted print. Restoration funding was provided by Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. The restoration had its Los Angeles premiere at the 2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation.[2]
Cast
- Werner Krauss as Bottom
- Valeska Gert as Puck
- Alexander Granach as Waldschrat
and in alphabetical order
- Hans Albers as Demetrius
- Charlotte Ander as Hermia
- Theodor Becker as Theseus
- Hans Behrendt
- Wilhelm Bendow as Flaut
- Paul Biensfeldt
- Walter Brandt as Schnock
- Tamara Geva as Oberon
- Ernst Gronau as Squenz
- Armand Guerra as Wenzel
- Paul Günther as Egeus
- Martin Jacob as Schlucker
- Adolf Klein
- Lori Leux as Titania
- André Mattoni as Lysander
- Fritz Rasp as Schnauz
- Rose Veldtkirch
- Barbara von Annenkoff as Helena
- Ruth Weyher as Hippolyta
- Bruno Ziener as Milon
References
- ^ Kreimeier p.101
- ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream | UCLA Film & Television Archive". cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
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