Jan Svankmajer
Alice (Neco z Alenky)
Edition 1988
86'
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1987
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Fantasy, Adventure
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Dialogue:
Czech
Director:
Jan Svankmajer
With:
Kristýna Kohoutová, Camilla Power
A memorably bizarre screen version of Lewis Carroll's novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', mixing one live actor (Alice) with a large variety of stop-motion animated creatures, ranging from the complex (the White Rabbit) to the incredibly simple (the Caterpillar, consisting of a sock, a couple of glass eyes and a pair of false teeth). The original story is followed reasonably faithfully, though those familiar with this director's other films won't be the least bit surprised by the numerous digressions into Svankmajer territory, living slabs of meat and all. As the opening narration says, it's a film made for children... perhaps?
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Credits
Director
Jan Svankmajer
With
Kristýna Kohoutová, Camilla Power
Scenario
Jan Svankmajer
Director of Photography
Svatopluk Malý
Editor
Marie Zemanová
Producer
Peter-Christian Fueter
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Dialogue
Czech
Countries of production
Czechoslovakia, United Kingdom, Switzerland, West Germany
Screenplay based on
"Alice in Wonderland" (Lewis Carroll)
Year
1987