<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> <Li> A 1996 adaptation directed by Adrian Noble . The cast included Desmond Barrit as Bottom, Finbar Lynch as Puck, Alex Jennings as Oberon / Theseus, and Lindsay Duncan as Titania / Hippolyta . This film is based on Noble's hugely popular Royal Shakespeare Company production . Its art design is eccentric, featuring a forest of floating light bulbs and a giant umbrella for Titania's bower . </Li>

Which is the best description of the events of a midsummer night's dream