Seasons Alter, The

Synopsis
Experimental short film about climate change. An interpretation of scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream including ‘Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania’ (II i). The film uses Shakespeare’s verse (including some lines from ‘The Winter’s Tale’) in the mouths of a contemporary family to illustrate environmental challenges.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Multimedia
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2002
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
climate change; environment; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI
http://www.futerra.org/auto.php?inc=case&site_cat=5&site_sub=13&case=37

Credits

Director
Roger Lunn
Producer
Alan Graves
Cinematographer
David Griffiths
Music
Matt Scott
Cast
Cherie Lunghi 
Keira Knightley 
Lloyd Owen 

Production Company

Name

Futerra

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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