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Bookmark this pageAlice in Wonderland (1951)
Director: Dallas Bower, Lou Bunin
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From Time Out Film Guide
Bunin, puppetoonist extraordinaire, encountered many frustrations during his lengthy battle to bring his Carroll to the screen (the quaint live action prologue is directed by Bower). First he came up against Technicolor, who refused to handle the processing, thus forcing him to use inferior Ansco Color. Then he was drummed off the screen for daring to release his film in the same year as Disney's all-American version. And finally, Bunin discovered that he sailed too close to the satirical winds by identifying an imperious Queen Victoria (Brown) with the off-with-his-head Queen of Hearts, thus keeping the film out of Britain. Bunin employs a diverting combination of actors and puppets against a simple Klee-like background: purists will enjoy moaning at the songs while acknowledging that elsewhere he maintains the sharpness of the original.Author: JE
User reviews of this film
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- Patrick Earl said...
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Posted on Oct 08 2007 18:15
I have seen this film and it looks very much like a home movie instead of a high quality feature film. In 1951 movie making had been mastered.
The story looses credibility due to the "Reader's Digest" style of story telling. This version best serves as a classic "blooper." Better to stick it back in its vault and loose the key. - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Dallas Bower, Lou Bunin
Producer: Lou Bunin
Cast: Carol Marsh, Stephen Murray, Pamela Brown, Felix Aylmer, Ernest Milton, David Read full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 83 mins
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