Directed by clyde geronimi, wilfred jackson, hamilton luske. Mar 19, 2010 the first movie version of alice in wonderland was filmed in 1903, only 37 years after lewis carroll wrote the story. One day, finding herself bored by her older sisters history lesson, she notices a. The book, alice s adventures in wonderland came first. Adored by both children and adults, it tells the story of a bored little girl named alice and her journey to an imaginary parallel world, filled with very amusing humanlike creatures. The end of alice in wonderland is one of the first true it was all a dream tropes. But i bet very few of you are familiar with the very first alice in wonderland movie from 1903. The adult symbolism in alices adventures in wonderland. We put a new soundtrack to the first ever alice in wonderland film from 1903. This rare film, of which only one copy exists, is the first movie. She is the wonderland dreams first known victim and a serial killer within that world. The 106 referred to the cost of a hat in its day at 10 shillings and 6 pence.
Mar 05, 2020 alice in wonderland didnt need tim burton to turn the story into a bonkers trip down the rabbit hole. As one might expect, the story of alices adventures in wonderland is a little. The clips are called tea party, off with his head, and potion making. I admit that the costumes in this are quite impressive. First alice in wonderland film ever made 1903 with new soundtrack. I thought it was pretty fucking awesome, very trippy vibe. How were made the special effects of alice in wonderland. Alice in wonderland is composed of more than 350,000 drawings and paintings. Hello everyone, i welcome you to my first full feature score, alice in wonderland 1988. Wallace was nominated for an academy award for best scoring of a musical picture. A variety of films and television programmes based on alice s adventures in wonderland 1865 and its sequel through the lookingglass, and what alice found there 1871 have been created.
The british film institute bfi partially restored the movie and its original film tinting and released it in 2010. Oct 28, 2015 the early days of cinema produced the first alice in wonderland movie in 1903. The book had the benefit of amazing illustrations by john tenniel. We actually see the caterpillar twice in the entire story of alice s adventure in wonderland, first in chapter four and. As the first version of alice in wonderland at least in terms of a feature length film, well by most standards its still nice to see where it all started out. Alice in wonderland is a 1999 made fortelevision film adaptation of lewis carrolls books alice s adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. It also was the longest film yet produced in britain, running about 12 minutes. Before alice in wonderland 2010, all of the billion dollar grossing movies titanic, return of the king, the dark knight, and avatar were all phenomenons. In the french version, when she first drinks from the bottle, the label has been. First trailer for alice in wonderland collider collider. Alice in wonderland is a 1985 twopart made fortelevision adventure family fantasy musical film of lewis carrolls books alice s adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. The first alice in wonderland movie ever alice is everywhere.
Oct 11, 20 the first film adaptation of alice s adventures in wonderland was an eightminute silent film short. Directed by cecil hepworth and percy stow, the film was twelve minutes long. A charming early film adaptation of alice in wonderland. Alice in wonderland 1988 with an original soundtrack. Alice in wonderland is a 1903 british silent film directed by cecil hepworth and percy stow.
Walt disney pictures has released three new clips from tim burtons alice in wonderland. The film was originally intended to be a liveactionanimated film. This is the way alice was meant to be, confusing, a little scary and amusing rolled into one a must see a. How many different alice in wonderland films are there and. The music for alice in wonderland was provided by a 50 piece orchestra. Made just 37 years after lewis carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by cecil hepworth and. Suddenly she came upon a little threelegged table, all made of solid glass. The first alice is a character from the vocaloid song alice of human sacrifice, performed by meiko, kaito, miku hatsune, len kagamine, and rin kagamine. The early days of cinema produced the first alice in wonderland movie in 1903. Some of you may be conversant with the 1933 live action alice movie, featuring big stars like wc fields, gary.
The first alice in wonderland movie was made in 1903, which was pretty bad, even worse than burtons remake, surprisingly the best rendition of alice and wonderland was alice, by jan svankmajer. Jul 07, 2011 to say that disney has an affection for the story of alice in wonderland is an understatement. Alice in wonderland was one of the first titles available for the rental market on vhs and beta and for retail sale on rcas shortlived ced videodisc format. May 22, 2010 the first alice in wonderland was a book written by lewis carroll in 1865. Jun 09, 2015 we put a new soundtrack to the first ever alice in wonderland film from 1903. The th release of disneys animated features, the film premiered in london on july 26, 1951, and in new york city on july 28, 1951. Alice in wonderland is a 1951 american animated musical fantasyadventure film produced by walt disney productions and based on the alice books by lewis carroll. Once lost, this eight minute, very damaged, but very delightful silent version of alice in wonderland was restored several years ago by the british film institute. Alice in wonderland is the first disney movie to have ending credits. In the aforementioned opening credits, lewis carrolls name is incorrectly spelled carrol. Wildly weird and inventively lowtech, this movie was created in the spirit of the original novel. It is the first film adaptation of the 1865 lewis carroll classic. Although ruth gilbert became the first screen alice to talk in bud. If alice in wonderland 3 happens, the sequel would keep.
Thats how it popped out of lewis carrolls head when he wrote the story 155 years ago. Surprising facts about alice in wonderland alice in. Math the first numbers that come to mind when thinking about tim burtons alice in wonderland might be how much money the movie. The alice in wonderland story first told history today. This rare film, of which only one copy exists, is the first movie adaptation of lewis carrolls book alice s. About alices adventures in wonderland, the book alicein.
Jul 24, 2009 first trailer for alice in wonderland. The film was released on october 15, 1981, on vhs, ced videodisc, and betamax and again on may 28, 1986, on vhs, betamax, and laserdisc. Films and television programmes based on alice in wonderland. Tim burton takes alice to weird, wild wonderland first look at alice in wonderland s creepy caterpillar. The firstever film version of lewis carrolls tale has recently been restored by the bfi national archive from severely damaged materials. This is the first alice in wonderland film, made back in 1903. Alice in wonderland sharee gregory 1985 cbs imogene coca and martha. First alice in wonderland film ever made 1903 with new. The following is a list of close adaptations, not including sequels or original works set in the same universe.
The film stars johnny depp, anne hathaway, helena bonham carter, crispin glover, matt lucas, and mia wasikowska, and features the voices of alan rickman, stephen fry, michael sheen, and timothy spall. The adventures in wonderland begin with young alice sitting in a garden. Alice in wonderland 1951 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Was alice in wonderland 2010 the first movie that made it normal to gross a billion dollars. Which came first the wizard of oz or alices adventures in. The first version of the story of alices adventures in wonderland arose at 4 july 1862.
Alice natalie gregory is in looking glass land, where she meets many looking. The original, trippy 1933 film version of alice in wonderland by norman monkey business mcleod, starring cary grant, gary cooper, and w. Charles dodgson, his friend reverend canon duckworth, and the sisters alice, lorina and edith liddell were on one of their boat trips on the river isis the local name for the stretch of the thames that flows through oxford from oxford to godstow. In 1903, there were two directors working at the hepworth studio in waltononthames, cecil hepworth and percy stow. The film is an adaptation of the books by lewis carroll, which featured his character alice. The jabberwocky, the jub jub bird, and bandersnatch are the evil minions, or rather, pets, of the red queen. Lewis carrolls books alice s adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass had only a few. In my situation, when i bought alice and wonderland the animated movie from amazon at a special price and later linked my disney anywhere movies with my amazon account, i was able to watch alice in wonderland through my youtube app under my purchased content. It seemed like a movie that was just waay out there, i had to continually remind myself that it was a disney movie several times haha. Some of you may be conversant with the 1933 live action alice movie, featuring big stars like wc fields, gary cooper and cary grant. A variety of films and television programmes based on alice s adventures in wonderland 1865 and its sequel through the lookingglass, and what alice found there 1871 by lewis carroll have been created. On this page you can find a selection of the most famous movies on dvd or bluray. Continuing the pattern of film versions of alice in wonderland not being commercially successful, this movie was a huge box office failure.
Its the main location also of alice in wonderland 1951 and alice in wonderland 2010 contentsshow in the novel. The first film adaptation of alice in wonderland 1903. This beautiful stop motion movie had no music, so i decided to give it an original score. With mia wasikowska, johnny depp, helena bonham carter, anne hathaway. Made just 37 years after lewis carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by cecil hepworth and percy stow, and was based on sir john tenniels. Join alice as she chases the white rabbit and journeys into a topsyturvy world that gets curiouser and curiouser as her fantastical adventures unfold. With this images we can see how some of its digital characters were animated and created with the help of some actors. From the years onward, the alice series would be produced and reproduced a countless amount of times the first musical play took place in london, all the way back in 1886. The film was originally intended to be a liveaction animated film. Lewis carrolls books alice s adventures in wonderland and through. Alice in wonderland movie from 1933 with cary grant, gary. Why the caterpillar from alice in wonderland was so important. Alice and her sister at the conclusion of the film would have made the film a little.
Nineteenyearold alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny. Jun 28, 2016 alice in wonderland is among the most influential books ever written. Alice in wonderland film by geronimi, jackson, and luske 1951. Alice s adventures in wonderland duly came out from macmillan in 1865 under the pseudonym lewis carroll, which was arrived at by a complicated process that involved turning the names charles lutwidge into latin as carolus ludovicus and inverting them.
Theres an alice in wonderland anime series, several animated movies, one animated movie of alice through the looking glass, maralyn manson has been working on phantasmagoria. While not the first film in general, alice in wonderland started a trend of liveaction fairy tale and fantasy films being greenlit, particularly from walt disney studios. Alice in wonderland is a disney media franchise, commencing in 1951 with the theatrical release of the animated film alice in wonderland. Alice in wonderland, american animated musical film, released in 1951, that was a. Walt disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt alice into an animated feature film. G 1h 15min animation, adventure, family 14 september 1951 usa. Many alice in wonderland movies have been made over the years. Alice in wonderland 1903 lewis carroll bfi national. Alice in wonderland 1903 lewis carroll bfi national archive. Carol channings character made me really weirded out. If alice through the looking glass gets a sequel film, it wont be the first time that someone has taken it upon themselves to continue carrolls stories. Directors cecil hepworth and percy stowe made the story into a 12minute film, which made.
I watched alice in wonderland high yesterday grasscity. This movie is going to be a treat of visuals and effects. Apr 03, 2016 alice in wonderland wasnt walt disneys first first foray into lewis carroll. Either way, alice in wonderland was one of those disney films that creeped me out, and i thought it was a good film, but it kind of made me feel uneasy. At the rise of film, our first silent alice was produced in 1903, and the series has gone on to have over thirty individual film reproductions alone. This was the first sound version of the story, and therefore the first film in which carrolls original dialogue was heard. The wonderful wizard of oz was published thirtyfive years later in 1900. In some ways, disneys animated alice in wonderland released 65 years ago this week, on july 26, 1951 was as far behind schedule as its white rabbit. Since then it has been adapted into film and stage versions many times. The second is the black cauldron, but the difference is that the latter film has no opening credits.
Alices adventures in wonderland duly came out from macmillan in 1865 under the pseudonym lewis carroll, which was arrived at by a complicated process that involved turning the names charles lutwidge into latin as carolus ludovicus and inverting them. A liveaction film directed by tim burton was released in 2010. However, it did become something of a cult film during the 1960s, where it was viewed as a. From 1949 to 1951, more than 750 artists worked on the movie. Most of you are acquainted with disneys 1951 classic animated film alice in wonderland. Who is alice in the first alice in wonderland answers. Tim burton basically made it to make alice in wonderland dark and edgy and to parade around his little acting troupe johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, and timothy spall. Alice in wonderland 1903 restoration first alice movie ever. Idyllic and beautiful, this verdant space draws parallels to the garden of eden. For the 2010 live action film directed by tim burton, see alice in wonderland 2010 film alice in wonderland is the thirteenth animated feature film produced by walt disney in the disney animated canon and originally premiered in london, england on july 28, 1951 by walt disney pictures. Only one copy of the original film is known to exist. The 1903 british silent film alice in wonderland was the first movie adaptation of lewis carrolls childrens book alice s adventures in wonderland. Alice in wonderland 1931 is an independently made blackandwhite precode american film. And at the time, the original length of 12 minutes eight are all thats left made it the longest film coming.
Prior to the plot of the movie, the red queen sent her army, along with the powerful jabberwocky and the knave of hearts, to destroy the party held by the white queen and her subjects. For the first time i saw alice and wonderland and was really high. The mad hatter made his first appearance in lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland as the delightfully backward tea party host. Employing impressive special effects for the time, this was an early instance of filmmakers. Alice in wonderland is the thirteenth animated feature film produced by walt disney productions in the disney animated canon and was released to theaters on july 26, 1951 by rko radio pictures. Rather than plucking a forbidden apple, though, alice gives in to desire and crawls into the tree. Alice in wonderland is a 2010 american dark fantasy adventure film directed by tim burton from a screenplay written by linda woolverton. Tumble down the rabbit hole with alice for a fantastical new adventure in an imaginative new twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. An irwin allen production, it used a huge allstar cast of notable actors and actresses.
The best part was the cat food commercial they played before the movie to test out the 3d effects. In this retelling of the fantasyadventure animated film, youll follow the white rabbit to a topsyturvy realm with alice. Alice in wonderland 1951 alice in wonderland wiki fandom. It was followed by a series of musicals hastily made to capitalize on the. Hallmarks alice s adventures in wonderland 1999 in the wellreceived made for tv 1999 adaptation, which won 4 emmys, alice is played by tina majorino. It was first broadcast on nbc and then shown on british television on channel 4. While dreaming of a world of her own, young alice is interrupted by a white rabbit who is very latetoo late to say hello or where he is headed. As soon as they started coming up with ideas for fulllength films, disney expressed his interest in doing a movie based on lewis carrolls surreal tale. Since alice s adventures in wonderland and its sequel, through the lookingglass, were first published nearly 150 years ago, alice s tale has been retold in many versions and many. Tim burtons alice in wonderland is almost ready to premiere on march the 5th, 2010.
Disneys 1951 alice in wonderland cartoon movie alicein. This later was to become the date and month to celebrate mad hatters day. Mark takes a look back at disneys adaptation of alice in wonderland, a film that marked a change in the way the studio made its films. Was alice in wonderland 2010 the first movie that made it. Alice in wonderland is a 1951 american animated musical fantasyadventure film produced by. With kathryn beaumont, ed wynn, richard haydn, sterling holloway. Color screen tests of mary pickford as alice were made for a proposed liveactionanimation version of the story. Alice in wonderland 1931 is an independently made blackandwhite precode american film based on lewis carrolls 1865 novel alice s adventures in wonderland, directed by bud pollard, produced by hugo maienthau, and filmed at metropolitan studios in fort lee, new jersey this was the first sound version of the story, and therefore the first film in which carrolls original dialogue was heard. The first film adaptation of alice in wonderland 1903 open culture. Was alice in wonderland a book before a film answers.
The first alice in wonderland was a book written by lewis carroll in 1865. Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny. In the film, alice is chased so far that she ends up coming across the sleeping version of herself very meta and wakes up with her au pair standing over her. Wonderland is the main location in both novels alice s adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass, and what alice found there.
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