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Alice
A film by Jan Svankmajer 84 minutes, animation, color, English, 1989
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Now Digitally Remastered! When Alice follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to Alice's trial before the King and Queen of Hearts. Czech animator Jan Svankmajer has created a masterpiece of cinema, a strikingly original interpretation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Svankmajer's Alice remains true to the absurdity of Carroll's original, but bears the stamp of his own distinctive style and obsessions. Combining techniques of animation and live action, he gives a new and fascinating dimension to the classic tale of childhood fantasies.
Alice was restored and remastered by the BFI in 2011, and appears in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 with mono 2.0 audio. The film was scanned in 2K and graded in High Definition from the original 35mm Interpositive held at United Productions Partners in Prague, Czech Republic. The audio was transferred from the original magnetic tracks. The picture was restored using MTI software, removing dirt, scratches and warps, repairing damaged frames and improving stability issues. Audio issues such as pops, crackle and noise/hiss were also improved. The audio tracks exhibit occasional drifts in synch due to the fact that the soundtracks were recorded completely in post-production. These issues are as per the original film release of Alice, and as such have been maintained in this edition. Reviews "Svankmajer's film explores Alice in Wonderland's dark undercurrents: it unearths the fears that animate dreams and nightmares." -New York Times "An extraordinary piece of work: brilliantly inventive… a piercing , original vision." "Disney + Bunuel = Svankmajer's Alice." -Milos Forman "A surrealist dream universe as created by one of the few true masters of contemporary animation. " -Film Comment Recommended Reading The Cinema of Jan Svankmajer: Dark Alchemy Disc Features ● Bonus Short Film: Jan Svankmajer's Darkness Light Darkness Other Formats
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ed. Peter Hames
