William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

The film is precisely what its title suggests — a dream, a fantasy, with all the illogical and bizarre effects recognisable to anyone who has eaten strong cheese just before bedtime.

...a darn-near irresistible trap for even those who seldom venture into the land of blank-verse-spouting men in tights.

...Hal Mohr's lensing of the film (the only time a write-in ever won an Oscar) turned out to be its one real triumph.