A modern adaptation of the classic children's story "Alice Through the Looking Glass" written by Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel, which continued on from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". ...
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| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Alice | |
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Charlotte Curley | ... | Little Alice |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | White Queen | |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | White King | |
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Louise J. Taylor | ... | Tiger Lily |
| Rebecca Palmer | ... | Rose | |
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Paulette P. Williams | ... | Daisy #1 (as Paulette Williams) |
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Tania Luternauer | ... | Daisy #2 (as Tanya Luternauer) |
| Siân Phillips | ... | Red Queen (as Sian Phillips) | |
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John Tordoff | ... | Railway Guard |
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Jasper Holmes | ... | Man in Paper Suit |
| Steve Coogan | ... | Gnat | |
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Gary Olsen | ... | Tweedle-Dum |
| Marc Warren | ... | Tweedle-Dee | |
| Michael Medwin | ... | Red King | |
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A modern adaptation of the classic children's story "Alice Through the Looking Glass" written by Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel, which continued on from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". 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 (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red Queen (Siân Phillips) and White Queen (Dame Penelope Wilton), as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned Queen.
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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.