<Li> A 1969 film version was directed by Jean - Christophe Averty . The cast included Jean - Claude Drouot as Oberon, Claude Jade as Helena, Christine Delaroche as Hermia, Marie Versini as Hippolyta, Michel Modo as Flute, Guy Grosso as Quinze . </Li> <Li> A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) was written and directed by Woody Allen . The plot is loosely based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, with some elements from Shakespeare's play . </Li> <Li> Bottom's Dream (1983) was an animated short directed by John Canemaker, showing events of the play from the point of view of Bottom . The film uses selections of Mendelssohn's music, lines from the play, and surreal imagery to convey Bottom's experience . </Li> <Li> Dead Poets Society features the play as a production for which Neil Perry tries out for and wins the role of Puck, in spite of his father's disapproval of his acting aspirations . </Li>

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