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Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
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5.3/10
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IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
8,351
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    • Director
      • John Henderson
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll(novel "Through the Looking Glass")
      • Nick Vivian(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Charlotte Curley
      • Penelope Wilton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Henderson
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll(novel "Through the Looking Glass")
      • Nick Vivian(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Charlotte Curley
      • Penelope Wilton
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    • 31User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Alice
    Charlotte Curley
    • Little Alice
    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • White Queen
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • White King
    Louise J. Taylor
    • Tiger Lily
    Rebecca Palmer
    Rebecca Palmer
    • Rose
    Paulette P. Williams
    • Daisy #1
    • (as Paulette Williams)
    Tania Luternauer
    • Daisy #2
    • (as Tanya Luternauer)
    Siân Phillips
    Siân Phillips
    • Red Queen
    • (as Sian Phillips)
    John Tordoff
    • Railway Guard
    Jasper Holmes
    • Man in Paper Suit
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Gnat
    Gary Olsen
    • Tweedle-Dum
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Tweedle-Dee
    Michael Medwin
    Michael Medwin
    • Red King
    Brian Gilks
    • Walrus
    John Cashen
    • Carpenter
    Desmond Barrit
    Desmond Barrit
    • Humpty Dumpty
    • Director
      • John Henderson
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll(novel "Through the Looking Glass")
      • Nick Vivian(screenplay)
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      Kate Beckinsale was pregnant with daughter Lily Mo Sheen while making this movie.

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    8/10
    Wonderfully and hilariously faithful
    As someone who has read the Alice book's over and over again (mainly as an adult) I have been consistently disappointed with adaptations, which always focus on the surreal story while ignoring most of Lewis Carroll's brilliant, hilarious jokes. But this version of Through the Looking Glass doesn't give us musical numbers or turn it into a simple children's tale (or, alternately, create a dark, satirical adult version) but instead gives us Lewis Carroll, faithfully. The logic-based jokes, the curious puns, the abrupt insults, are all intact and glorious.

    The movie begins as Kate Beckinsale falls asleep while reading Looking Glass to her child and dreams of herself as Alice. To be clear, because this point seems to elude a lot of IMDB reviewers, Beckinsale is playing the 7 year old Alice of the book, not an adult version, and not a pretend-child version. Just an adult dreaming she's a child. While I was skeptical ahead of time, Beckinsale perfectly captures Alice's mix of wonder and bemusement.

    The rest cast is consistently amazing and hilarious, particularly the two queens and the two Tweedles, who are hilarious as young toughs even if they do race through The Walrus and the Carpenter so quickly that they ruin most of its jokes.

    The story has the dream structure of the book, and if you're looking for a sensibly plotted story that is not something you should expect from the Alice books. It's a dream, and if you're own dreams are less confusing than this one then you have a very ordered mind. Alice jumps from one episode to the next with little reason, and poems fly thick and fast, illustrated in a variety of imaginative ways.

    While most of the significant parts of the book are there, there are some cuts and a surprising addition. The Red Queen's classic run through the garden with Alice is gone, as is the entire Lion/Unicorn section (which I'm surprised to see some people inexplicably consider the best part of the book), and some scenes are truncated. Which would be understandable as a time constraint if the movie hadn't added the bit with the wig, which was deservedly cut from the original book and adds nothing. This is the one serious mistake of the movie.

    It's true, as some have pointed out, that the special effects are low budget, and if you prefer a visually striking adaptation that cuts out most of Carroll's wit there are many options. But if you want to see a true adaptation of one of the funniest and most imaginative books in all of literature, this is easily your best choice.

    Highly recommended.
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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2005 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Аліса в Задзеркаллі
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Man
    • Production companies
      • Projector Productions
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • IAC Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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