Alice

Alternative title

N Co z Alenky

Synopsis

Jan Švankmajer’s award-winning ALICE is a distinctly disturbing and creepy interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s perennial literary classic, yet it is perhaps the closest to the original work. Combining a live-action Alice with a stop-motion Wonderland filled with threatening, bizarre characters, Švankmajer’s deliberately crude style of animation, use of close-ups and rich design work lend the film a pervading sense of unease and a menacing dream-logic which marries a sly visual wit with piercing psychological insight.

Presented here fully uncut and in its original Czech-language version for the first time, this dual format DVD and Blu-ray release also gathers together a selection of rare and fascinating Alice- related short films:
Special features include: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1903, 9 mins): -the first screen adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic; ELSIE AND THE BROWN BUNNY (1921, 8 mins, DVD only) - early advertising film for Cadburys; ALICE IN LABEL LAND (1974, 12 mins) - animated COI film explaining the 1973 food
labelling laws; STILLE NACHT II: ARE WE STILL MARRIED? (1992, 3 mins): -the Quay Brothers’ Alice-, inspired music film; STILLE NACHT IV: CAN’T GO WRONG WITHOUT YOU (1993, 4 mins) - the white rabbit returns in the second of the Quay Brothers’ music films for His Name is Alive; 34-page illustrated booklet with essays, film notes, biographies and credits; presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition; original Czech and alternative English-language audio.

Language

Czech (Czech with optional English subtitles)

Country

Former Czechoslovakia

Year of release

2011

Year of production

1998

Subjects

Film studies; Literature

Keywords

animation films; Carroll, Lewis; surrealism; Literary adaptation

Credits

Director

Jan Svankmajer

Writer

Lewis Carroll

Cast

Kristýna Kohoutová

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

86 minutes

Year

2011

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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