Alice (Region B)

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.

 

Special features

Alternative English-language audio.

Alice in Wonderland (1903, 9 minutes): the first film adaptation of Alice.

Elsie and the Brown Bunny (1921, 8 minutes, DVD only): Cadbury’s advert.

Alice in Label Land (1974, 12 minutes): animated COI film.

Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married? (1992, 3 minutes): the Quay Brothers’ Alice-inspired music film.

Stille Nacht IV: Cant Go Wrong Without You (1993, 4 minutes): the white rabbit returns in the second of the Quay Brothers’ music films for His Name is Alive.

Fully illustrated booklet.

BFIB1095