Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV 1998)

A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass' written by Lewis Carol, which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time ... See full summary »

Director:

John Henderson

Writers:

Lewis Carroll (novel), Nick Vivian (screenplay)

Stars:

Kate Beckinsale, Charlotte Curley, Penelope Wilton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Beckinsale	...	Alice
Charlotte Curley	...	Little Alice
Penelope Wilton	...	White Queen
Geoffrey Palmer	...	White King
Louise J. Taylor	...	Tiger Lily
Rebecca Palmer	...	Rose
Paulette P. Williams	...	Daisy #1 (as Paulette Williams)
Tania Luternauer	...	Daisy #2 (as Tanya Luternauer)
Siân Phillips	...	Red Queen (as Sian Phillips)
John Tordoff	...	Railway Guard
Jasper Holmes	...	Man in Paper Suit
Steve Coogan	...	Gnat
Gary Olsen	...	Tweedle-Dum
Marc Warren	...	Tweedle-Dee
Michael Medwin	...	Red King

Storyline

A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass' written by Lewis Carol, which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading the the bedtime story to her daughter. Walking through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red and White Queens, as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned queen.

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Plot Keywords:

queen | alice in wonderland | mirror | caterpillar | hare | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2005 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Alice Tükörországban

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Projector Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, IAC Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie Ian Holm plays the White Knight. Coincidentally, in this year (1998) he was really knighted by the United Kingdom.

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Connections

Version of Alice (1988)

User Reviews

A 'wonderful' little interpretation...

I really enjoyed this adaptation. It was far and above better than Disney's attempt to turn what is already a children's book into a 'kiddie' film. It was, with very few exceptions, very true to the book, despite the difficulties associated with converting Carroll's unique style to a screenplay.

Something I've always felt critical to adapting both Alice stories is her precocious nature. There is truly no way a child actor could handle the scope of Alice in any film. I thought moving the story to an older Alice was wonderful. And Kate Beckinsale's performance in that capacity was outstanding. She brought to life the very childlike innocence and naivete of Alice while dealing so very well with interpreting Alice's very opinionated, stubborn and whimsical personality. And visually, she fit the role perfectly. :-)

The quirky nature and self-interpretation in this film is a wonderful way to introduce children to a complex and bizarre children's story. I can only hope that it will be available on DVD someday.