Midsummer Madness (2007)

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Country: Austria, Latvia, Russia, UK
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2007-10-12
Director: Alexander Hahn
Writers: Alexander Hahn , Alexander Mahler , Norman Hudis , Dan Wicksman
Language: Italian | English | Latvian | Russian | French
Stars: Maria de Medeiros , Dominique Pinon , Orlando Wells , Gundars Abolins , Chulpan Khamatova , Tobias Moretti , Detlev Buck , Roland Düringer , Birgit Minichmayr , Daniil Spivakovskiy
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: 11 nominations
AKA: Jaanipäeva hullus (Estonia) , Joniniu naktis (Lithuania) , San letnjeg ludila (Serbia) , Joniniu beprotybes (Lithuania) , Loucura do Solstício de Verão (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Car kresne noci (Slovenia) , Midsummer Madness (United States of America) , Jaanipäev Läti moodi (Estonia) , Loucuras do Pleno Verão (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Midsummer Madness (Germany) , Ludost posred lyato (Bulgaria) , Folie d'été (France, French Republic) , Letnie szaleństwo (Poland) , Midsummer Madness , Letnje ludilo (Serbia) , Jāņu nakts (Latvia) , Őrült Szentivánéj (Hungary) , Midsummer Madnss (Canada) , Летнее безумие (Russian Federation) , Locuras del pleno verano (Spain) , Midsummer Madness (United Kingdom)
Plot: 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. The deeper message, which is not obvious to the audience, is therefore: Yes, a search for love can be successful, though we are generally unaware of how to deal with it.
IMDB:tt0466456