A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a film directed by Woody Allen and released in 1982. The film is a romantic comedy set in the early 1900s and follows the lives of six characters who spend a weekend together in a country house.
The main character is Andrew, a neurotic inventor who is married to Adrian, a repressed woman who is unhappy with their sexual life. Andrew invites his cousin, a philosopher named Leopold with his young fiancée, Ariel. Also, Dr. Maxwell Jordan, a friend of Andrew’s, brings along his nurse, Dulcy.
The characters’ relationships become intertwined as they try to find meaning in their lives, love, and sexuality. Andrew and Ariel have a strong attraction to each other, while Leopold tries to teach and understand philosophical aspects of human life. Adrian and Dulcy have conversations that reveal the repressed nature of Adrian's character, and Jordan attempts to seduce Dulcy.
The setting is breathtaking, and the characters' interactions are filled with irony, humor, and a lighthearted tone. The movie is a comedy of manners that is a reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Its themes of love and sexuality are timeless, making the film as relevant for contemporary audiences as it was in the 1980s.