This variation of Alice in Wonderland, directed by the Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, is probably the most bizarre version of Lewis Carroll's work ever before seen, a blend of live action and stop motion animation.
Alice (the only live action character) follows a stuffed White Rabbit into a drawer and enters a rather haunting labyrinth of cluttered rooms and dank hallways, populated by curiouser and curiouser versions of Carroll's classic characters, including a talking sock Caterpillar and a marionette Mad Hatter.
The text is very faithful to Carroll's book, but the visuals are rather nightmarish and only suitable for children if they have a strong stomach for scary images. Kristyna Kohoutova, however, is absolutely wonderful as Alice, portraying her with the right charm, the right energy, and the right curiosity, almost as if the Alice of the book has jumped off the pages into this movie. Camilla Power, who dubs the voice for the English version, does an equally good job.
A bizarre world and a unique vision for Alice fans. Just knock off any preconceived ideas about what Alice in Wonderland should be.
Alice (the only live action character) follows a stuffed White Rabbit into a drawer and enters a rather haunting labyrinth of cluttered rooms and dank hallways, populated by curiouser and curiouser versions of Carroll's classic characters, including a talking sock Caterpillar and a marionette Mad Hatter.
The text is very faithful to Carroll's book, but the visuals are rather nightmarish and only suitable for children if they have a strong stomach for scary images. Kristyna Kohoutova, however, is absolutely wonderful as Alice, portraying her with the right charm, the right energy, and the right curiosity, almost as if the Alice of the book has jumped off the pages into this movie. Camilla Power, who dubs the voice for the English version, does an equally good job.
A bizarre world and a unique vision for Alice fans. Just knock off any preconceived ideas about what Alice in Wonderland should be.