Steve whitmire in dreamchild 1985 coral browne in dreamchild 1985 mick walter and michael. Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the lewis carrolls classic book, the movie follows alice liddell the books inspiration as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. Dreamchild is a beautiful and tender exploration of the nonsexual love of children which prompted the rev. The film concerns a visit to america in 1932 by an elderly mrs. Some of the movie is as dainty as a doily, which makes its multiple plunges into near elm street territory all the. It focuses on the twilight of the woman who once inspired the tale as she travels to new york for a celebration of the work and life of its author. Overview of dreamchild, 1985, directed by gavin millar, with coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, at turner classic movies. Pg, 1 h 34 min coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, caris corfman director. It probably comes as no surprise that the man who wrote alices adventures in wonderland was not an absolute paragon of normality. Gratis watch kijkfilm online met eenvoudige fill in inschrijfformulier. The hendersonville film society will show dreamchild at 2 p. The film is sad, elegiac, has a dark color palette and, for a movie full of animatronic puppets, startlingly understated. Kael helped rescue it from oblivion in 1985, and time has only added to its charms. The chinese costume sequence in the film depicting.
The story begins in 1932 as 80 year old alice hargreaves nee liddell, the inspiration for the fictional alice and her timid personal maid lucy reach new york city to. This is the episode that is out of chronological order. Alice features some clever oneliners, insanely catchy music, great blocking and cinematography and its simply a fun movie that didnt take itself very seriously or aspire to be anything but a lowbrow sex comedy. Dreamchild 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and. Genieten alle nieuwe filmverslagen met al je favoriete filmgenre geniet van al het beste nieuwe film releases met al je favoriete filmgenre. Dreamchild the cult movie collection dvd region 2 for sale. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd.
Dreamchild pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Featuring the work of legendary puppet master jim henson. The aristocrats bbc 1999 episode one of six full complete series duration. Due to a problem with work visas, mcfadden was unable to receive full credit in this film. Watch dreamchild movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. I f the definition of underrated is that the only copy i could find of this particular film was a snarledup vhs tape recorded from channel 5, then dreamchild is that. A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror storiesabout a killer witch, little red riding hood and a werewolf, and a story about goldi lox and the three bears. Film follows her on a visit to new york in the 1930s, with fantasy sequences including wonderland characters created by jim hensons source for information on dreamchild. A movie for fans of the offbeat and literature, dreamchild tells a plausible tale of lewis carrolls obsession. For fans of wonderland, dreamchild is really a must see. Kijk maar dreamchild het filmpje online streaming in high definition nu.
Potter was clearly fascinated with alices adventurs in wonderland 1865 and had earlier written a tv movie adaptation alice 1965, which likewise approached the story from the perspective of the relationship. The best take on alice in wonderland presvankmajer, dreamchild mixes elements of biopic with the real alice and odd, surrealist fantasy with the storys alice, effortlessly jumping through a lightly fictionalized history and full blown lewis carroll fantasy to tell a deeply haunting story of age, trauma, and memory. Alice liddell hargreaves, who was the inspiration of. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy authorprofessor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young alice and the old. Dreamchild is an ambitious movie that tries to do a lot of things, and does most of them surprisingly well. In dreamchild, dennis potter addresses the story of alice hargreaves, the reallife model for lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Presented is a sequence of flashbacks experienced by the elderly alice hargreaves who, in her youth as alice liddell, was the pivotal muse that inspired charles dodgsons works for the alice in.
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