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| Alice and the Land that Wonders | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ALICE NEL PAESE CHE SI MERAVIGLIA |
| Directed by | Giulia Grandinetti |
| Based on | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland andThrough the Looking-Glass byLewis Carroll |
| Produced by | Giulia Grandinetti |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Valerio Martorelli |
| Edited by | Niccolò Notario |
| Music by | |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | €60,000 |
Alice and the Land that Wonders(original title:Alice e il Paese che si meraviglia) is a 2020/2021 Italian language arthouseexperimentalfantasy film by Giulia Grandinetti. Based on her 2011 stage adaptation ofLewis Carroll's Alice books.[1] The film depicts in anon linear timeline, the world perceived by the character of Alice (Veronica Baleani) a 18 year old experiencing alienation at her birthday party who falls into adream state, where she becomes Lewis Carroll'scharacter and experiences adventures in a strange clinic. The film features music by Bernard Bursill Hall, and is produced by Giulia Grandinetti and Paolo Grandinetti. The film was completed viacrowdfunding in 2019.[2] It has received various nominations and awards. It was distributed in Italy, the UK, and the US in 2021 byAmazon Prime Video.
Alice (Veronica Baleani) feels deeply alienated at her 18th birthday party at a lavish nightclub. Between her family (Martina Badiluzzi, Marit Nissen, Massimiliano Vado) 's expectations, the sourness of fake friends, and the wondering eye of her boyfriend. Overwhelmed by the disastrous night, Alice locks herself in the staff toilets, publishes a call for help on social media, and is drawn to a bottle ofvodka. She falls asleep and becomes trapped in a dreaming state, splitting into three versions of herself. The film itself freely associates and flips between these three narratives after Alice falls asleep in the staff toilets.
These dream versions of Alice and narrative strands are:
The stage production was performed in various theatres from 2011 to 2013, by the companyCompagnia teatrale Piccola Pietra, with a different cast to the film.[3][4] The film was shot in Rome from 2016 to 2019, following crowdfunding completion.[5][6] The scene where Alice realises she is at the bottom of a massivehole was filmed at Rampa Prenestina.[7]
The film was released on Amazon Prime Video in various countries in 2021.[8]
The film has been described as an "interesting and suggestive travel inside the mind"[9] and "a reflection on social suicide".[10]
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Cast in the real world section:
Characters in Alice's dreams:
