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Alice: A little girl follows an elusive White Rabbit and so begins this dream expedition into the landscape of childhood, combining techniques of animation, puppet theatre and live action in Švankmajer's surreal version of Alice's adventures in Wonderland.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Neco z Alenky (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Condor Productions, Film Four International, Hessischer Rundfunk, First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Švankmajer, Jan, 1934-, Kohoutová, Kristýna, Power, Camilla, Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York] : First Run Features, [1999?]
Subjects:
Alice > (Fictitious character from Carroll) > Drama.
Experimental films.
Fantasy films.
Animated films.
Puppet films.
Surrealist > Combination live action and animation > Videodisc.
Surrealist > Feature > Videodisc.
Motion pictures, Czech.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Alice: A little girl follows an elusive White Rabbit and so begins this dream expedition into the landscape of childhood, combining techniques of animation, puppet theatre and live action in Švankmajer's surreal version of Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Darkness light darkness: A man literally constructs himself within the confines of a very small room--a potent allegory of Švankmajer's life in Eastern Europe.
Item Description:"Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland."
Originally produced in Czechoslovakia in 1988.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; stereo.
Production Credits:Photography, Svatopluk Malý ; animation, Bedřich Glaser ; art direction, Eva Švankmajerová, Jiří Bláha ; editor, Marie Zemanová.