Directed by:
Alexander HahnCinematography:
Jerzy PalaczCast:
Maria de Medeiros, Dominique Pinon, Chulpan Khamatova, Tobias Moretti, Detlev Buck, Roland Düringer, Dzintars Belogrudovs, Alexander Hahn (more)Plots(1)
Janu Nakts (St. John's Night) is a traditional Latvian celebration during which family and friends gather to build bonfires, barbecue, drink and generally have a good time. According to legend, lovers and those who would like to fall in love, can search the woods for the "magic fern" on this night. This magic fern serves as the focus and pivotal point of the six stories in "Midsummer Madness" It is also a metaphor for the film's underlying theme – finding love. "MIDSUMMER MADNESS " is reflected in the recurring element of the magic fern, a metaphor (both in the film and in real life) for love. The question posed by the film is: can a search for love ever be successful? Each story deals with this question. An answer is provided at the film's conclusion in a humorous and unforgettable way: we see the legendary fern, glowing magically in a meadow. It exists after all! Then a cow ambles along and eats it. (Fischerfilm) (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Maria de Medeiros
Portugal
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
My Life Without Me (2003)
Dominique Pinon
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Amelie (2001)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Chulpan Khamatova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
Tuvalu (1999)
Tobias Moretti
Austria
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
Das ewige Lied (1997) (TV movie)
Detlev Buck
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Sun Alley (1999)
Roland Düringer
Austria
Best movies:
Life Eternal (2015)
Cops (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Dzintars Belogrudovs
Soviet Union
Alexander Hahn
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Back in the Day (2014)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Jevgenij Sitočin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Final Journey (2017)
4 Days in May (2011)
Peter Faerber
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Der Clan - Die Geschichte der Familie Wagner (2013) (TV movie)
Benito Sambo
Best movies:
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Rosa Roth (1994) (series)
Daniil Spivakovskiy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Last Frontier (2020)
The Execution (2021)
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Thomas Oláh
Austria
Best movies:
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Jakov Rafalson
Best movies:
Invincible (2001)
Archangel (2005) (TV movie)
Victor McGuire
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Gundars Abolins
Soviet Union
Best movies:
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Kristīne Nevarauska
Soviet Union