DVD & BLU-RAY : ALICE

A film by Jan SVANKMAJER (Czech Republic - 1988)

Jan SVANKMAJER’s Alice is a creepy and disturbing adaptation of Lewis CARROLL’s original vision. Combining a live-action Alice (Kristyna KOHOUTOVA) with a stop-motion Wonderland filled with threatening, bizarre characters, the film brilliantly marries a sly visual wit with piercing psychological insight.

Presented here fully uncut and in its original Czech-language version for the very first time, this comprehensive release also gathers together a selection of rare and fascinating Alice-related short films.

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Best Animation Film - Annecy Festival 1989.

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BONUS DVD

5 Alice-related short films

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Directed by Percy STOW & Cecil M HEPWORTH
(1903 - England)
1ère adaptation au cinéma du roman de Lewis CARROLL !

ELSIE AND THE BROWN BUNNY
(DVD only)

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(1921 - England)

ALICE IN LABEL LAND

Directed by Richard TAYLOR
Sponsorisé par le Ministère de l'Agriculture Anglais
(1974 - England)

STILLE NACHT II : ARE WE STILL MARRIED ?

Directed by the brothers QUAY
(1992 - England)

STILLE NACHT IV : CAN'T GO WRONG WITHOUT YOU

Directed by the brothers QUAY
(1993 - England)

+ THE BOOKLET
(34 pages)

• ALICE - by Clare KITSON
• CREDITS
• JAN SVANKMAJER interview
• REVIEW OF ALICE - by Philip STRICK
• JAN SVANKMAJER BIOGRAPHY - by Michael BROOKE
• KEITH GRIFFITHS
• EXTRAS
• ABOUT THE TRANSFER
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

HE SAID...

«The world is divided into two unequal camps : those who have never heard of Jan SVANKMAJER... and those who happen upon his work and know that they have come face to face with genius...»

Anthony LANE, The New Yorker

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