Film profile for jan svankmajer, director, born 4 september 1934. The czech filmmakers first feature, a dark fantasy that takes something from alice, is very different in spirit from both lewis carrolls fairy tale and the popular disney adaptation. Jan svankmajer neco z alenky aka something from alice 1988 running on mt. Apr 14, 2014 during the opening credits of czech animator jan svankmajers surreal, astonishing featurelength 1988 adaptation of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland, alice played by kristyna kohoutova begins narrating her story, in halting halfsentences that change in meaning each time she adds a line.
Svankmajers alice remains true to the absurdity of carrolls original, but bears the stamp of his own distinctive style and obsessions. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, and podcasts. The film combines animation, puppetry, and live action to evoke a fantasylike quality while distorting these elements to create an ominous atmosphere. Svankmajer s alice remains true to the absurdity of carrolls original, but bears the stamp of his own distinctive style and obsessions. The other roles, which are voiced by alice, are filled by an odd menagerie of animated clay, puppets, and meat. When alice follows the white rabbit into wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to alices trial before the king and queen of hearts. Alice yify subtitles download, yts subtitles alice in any format. Zwitserlandtsjechoslowakijeverenigd koninkrijkduitsland 1988. Dec 03, 2015 thursday, december 3, 2015 7 pm ring auditorium. Some notes to interpret the film by jan svankmajer neco z alenky in relation to its literary model by lewis carroll this paper. Unapologetically surrealist, svankmajer draws on the traditions and techniques of stopmotion animation, collage, montage, puppetry, and clay to craft bizarre filmscapes. One is that the director, czech stopmotion maestro jan svankmajer, intends the film to be a projection of alices psyche. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alice 1988 near you. Alice neco z alenky directed by jan svankmajer 1988 youtube.
Its original czech title is neco z alenky, which means something from alice. It is a loose adaptation of lewis carrolls first alice book, alices adventures in wonderland 1865, about a girl who follows a white rabbit into a bizarre fantasy land. Surrealist czech filmmaker jan svankmajer interprets lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Jan svankmajer celebrity profile check out the latest jan svankmajer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
A comparative analysis of alice in wonderland 1951 and svankmajers alice 1989. This interpretation of alice in wonderland is an amazing and dreamlike experience. Cutlery, skulls, and eggsthey all twitter across the screen possessed completely with a life of their own, a life that svankmajer has bestowed upon them. Alice trailer jan svankmajer 1988 neco z alenky fantrailer duration. A memorably bizarre screen version of lewis carrolls novel alice s adventures in wonderland, mixing one live actor alice with a large variety of stopmotion animated creatures, ranging from the complex the white rabbit to the incredibly simple the caterpillar, consisting of a sock, a couple of glass eyes and a pair of false teeth. Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. An excellent introduction to his work is jan svankmajers alice, a wonderfully creepy take on alice in wonderland. Czech animator jan svankmajer has created a masterpiece of cinema, a strikingly original interpretation of lewis carrolls classic tale. Jan svankmajer the complete short films 5 out of 5 stars.
Kristyna kohoutova in two images from alice, a 1988 film by the czech animator jan svankmajer. There are watermelons being thrown out of a window, and alice is dipping her hands in jam spiked with pushpins. Czech surrealist filmmaker jan svankmajer, who gained a reputation for his short subjects, makes his featurefilm debut with neco z alenky, a grotesque look into the darkest, wildest recesses of a childs mind. The surreal animations of jan svankmajer good short films. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the content this blog produces you can always follow so youll get notified when something new drops. Find films and movies featuring jan svankmajer on allmovie. If you are not familiar with the works of svankmajer, then its high time you get acquainted, and this is just the film to do it with. Alice bfi bluraydvd region free 2011 jan svankmajer, animation, surreal 1988 see more like this. When the guardian asked terry gilliam to pick his ten favorite animated films, the director included dimensions of dialogue, a 1982 short by jan svankmajer. Alice howland julianne moore, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. It highlights numerous foreign language illustrated editions, artistic bindings, unusual ephemera, and the role of alice in popular culture over the past 150 years.
The result comes across more like a version of eraserhead 1977 as directed by the henson creature workshop than. May 18, 2014 kristyna kohoutova in two images from alice, a 1988 film by the czech animator jan svankmajer. Alice, is a sinister adaptation of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland 1865. Biography and works summary utilizing visual representations. When she receives a diagnosis of earlyonset alzheimers disease, alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. See more ideas about jan svankmajer, stop motion, alice 1988.
Jan 05, 2015 digitally restored from the original 35mm print, jan svankmajer s classic animated film alice is available in hd vod for the first time. Now you will see a film, she begins, before adding, made for children. Films include moznosti dialogu, neco z alenky, and tma, svetlo, tma. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. When alice follows the white rabbit into wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to alice s trial before the king and queen of hearts. Jan svankmajer s alice should be more considered a creative variation on a common set of characters than an actual adaptation of the book. White rabbit jefferson airplane wimages from jan svankmajer s alice duration. Combining a liveaction alice with a stopmotion wonderland. Alice is a 1988 dark fantasy film written and directed by jan svankmajer.
The word wonderland is conspicuously absent from the title of 1988s alice, which is inspired by the carroll book rather than a straight adaptation. Jun 09, 2016 narrated by alices disembodied lips, lewis carrolls prose is edged out like droplets and offers a pulsing rhythm to jan svankmajers stop animation masterpiece alice 1988. Two bodies, lost in the heat of passion, merge faces then birth a blob, and satan pulls the strings of various marionettes that dance across a. The bfi has put together a sumptuous collection of the czech surrealists endlessly experimental shorts. After falling asleep beside a stream, alice follows a stuffed rabbit into a magical world where she encounters several grotesquelooking characters, including a caterpillar and the mad hatter. Out the window goes all of carrolls absurdist poetry. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Aside from the poor narration in the english dub, the sound. He is a selflabeled surrealist known for his animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as terry gilliam, the brothers quay, and many others. I caught jan svankmajers alice on netflix recently, and had no idea what to expect. This is jan svankmajer jabberwocky by deanna t on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Jan svankmajer, the czech master of animation, has fulfilled a lifetime ambition in this personal interpretation of lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. The movies czech title, neco z alenky, translates as something from alice. Alice appears to be in her bedroom when a taxidermically stuffed rabbit comes to life and breaks out of its glass case. Rent jan svankmajer movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Alice doesnt live here anymore, a film by martin scorsese. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways.
Jan svankmajer enjoys a curious sort of antireputation. This two disk set is a repackaging of the disks from the collected shorts of jan svankmajer, vol. Alice neco z alenky 1988 is the surreal story of alice in wonderland mingled with the twisted components of an experimental film. According to gilliam, the czech directors stopmotion animations are characterized by a disturbing, nightmarish atmosphere that springs from a particular use of everyday and common objects in unexpected ways. Alice neco z alenky, 1988 by jan svankmajer on vimeo. Neco z alenky aka something from alice 1988 jun 25. Music profile for jan svankmajer, born 4 september 1934. When i think of jan svankmajers work, it is always a cacophony of flashing, twitching images, and caustic sounds. If any of you are familiar with the other works of director jan svankmajer you are definitely not going to want to miss this one. Nobody who has seen even one of svankmajers shorts is likely to doubt that the czech surrealist would make the definitive version of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. The work of jan svankmajer is a collaboration of surrealistic imagery in the realms of magic and alchemy which induces a nightmarish spectre created from the usage of.
This exhibition explores lewis carrolls works and lasting legacy by showcasing how artists and illustrators from tenniel to today have envisioned the alice books. One is that the director, czech stopmotion maestro jan svankmajer, intends the. Inspired by but not a straight adaptation of lewis carrolls classic wonderland story, alice is a dark, haunting, disturbing, and utterly brilliant film and one that is definitely not for children. Combining a liveaction alice kristyna kohoutova with a stopmotion wonderland filled with threatening, bizarre characters, the film brilliantly marries a sly visual wit with piercing psychological. Jan svankmajers alice released on dvd the new york times.
The first fulllength film by the irreplaceable czeck animatordirector jan svankmajer, alice is filled with stunning visuals although, as with most of svankmajer s work, these visuals do. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. Jan svankmajers alice is a creepy and disturbing adaptation of lewis carrolls original vision. Alice comedies, a series of animated shorts by walt disney and ub iwerks. When alice shrinks, the girl is played by an antique doll.
He is a selflabeled surrealist known for his animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such. Jan svankmajer neco z alenky aka something from alice. Nobody who has seen even one of svankmajer s shorts is likely to doubt that the czech surrealist would make the definitive version of lewis carrolls alice s adventures in wonderland. Most of our subscribers receive their discs within two business days. Kristyna kohoutova, jan svankmajer, peterchristian fueter.
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