Gavin millars dreamchild 1985 received critical accolades upon its release. It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. Confused by american culture and unable to understand the huge popularity of. Tirdad derakhshani subscribed to a channel 1 year ago silenceseaandsky channel for me the cinema is not a slice of life but a piece of cakea. Director gavin millar, cinematographer billy williams and producer kenith trodd talk about making dreamchild 1985, a dennis potter story. A new understanding of lewis carroll is a 1999 book by british author karoline leach that posited the concept of the carroll myth. Almost all dvd players can play dvdrs except for some older models made before 2000 please consult your owners manual for formats compatible with your player. That said, i enjoyed the film when it let itself focus on the kevin costnertim robbins mentorship. The best take on alice in wonderland presvankmajer, dreamchild mixes elements of biopic with the real alice and odd, surrealist fantasy with the storys alice, effortlessly jumping through a lightly fictionalized history and fullblown lewis carroll fantasy to tell a deeply haunting story of age, trauma, and memory.
This is a unique view of the classic story of alice in wonderland which shows what happens to alice in her later life. Penned by dennis potter and directed by gavin millar in 1985, its an elegantly conceived idea that follows the elderly alice liddell. Dreamchild the cult movie collection dvd uk import. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking. For fans of wonderland, dreamchild is really a must see. In 1932, alice liddell hargreaves, age 80, travels to new york to attend a celebration of lewis carrolls centenary. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
With coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, caris corfman. The next generation 19871994, but she has also done some film work, including the star trek film series. It tries to make alice in wonderland look like freudian, like one of grimms fairy tales. Rent, buy or watch dreamchild movie now family video. Before becoming a director, he was a wellknown film critic notably for the magazines sight and sound and the listener and presented the bbctv film program film night for several years until the late 1970s. Dreamchild the cult movie collection dvd region 2 for sale. The film concerns a visit to america in 1932 by an elderly mrs. If you want to check out this barrel of awesome get thee to netflix streaming. Dreamchild 1985 the plot of dreamchild, although a biographical film, relies heavily on cinematic allusions to lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd. The myth and reality of lewis carroll 150th anniversary special edition by karoline leach isbn. Dreamchild is a dark yet beautiful tale of an elderly woman haunted by the famous author who adored her as a child. Jim henson met jane anne nebel at the university of maryland. The film is set in 1932, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of.
Now in her early 80s, she is invited to new york to speak in honor of lewis carroll rev. In these moments she becomes not merely the 10yearold alice pert amelia shankley, but also. Jim henson, creator of the muppets from greenville, mississippi. They became the best friends and on may 28, 1954, jim henson married jane nebel. It has never been released on dvd and the vhs looks like crap. This product is madeondemand by the manufacturer using dvdr recordable media. Irreverent british writer dennis potter speaks aloud what many literary historians have only postulated in whispers in dreamchild. It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the. A fictionalized account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. If you have film notes from season 41 or earlier anything before october 2007, our webmistress would love to hear from you. As a piece of biographical scholarship, karoline leachs in the shadow of the dreamchild is difficult to take seriously. Dreamchild 1985 february 23rd, 2011 by unkle lancifer 19 comments. Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the lewis carrolls classic book, the movie follows alice liddell the books inspiration as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by.
Janet maslin of the times wrote that cocoon 1985, ron howards appealing fantasy about some rejuvenated florida retirees, has no competition as this season s reigning fairy tale, with. She is usually credited as cheryl mcfadden when working as a choreographer and gates mcfadden when working as an actress. A lot of people return to it in their adulthood and are able to look back on their childhoods that way, said guston. Made doubly so by the fact that, in the movie, the moment it illustrates most likely didnt happen. Caroll dedicated his books alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, and what alice found there to liddell, and her name was borrowed for the. Ian holm dodgson and coral browne alice the elder keep everything grounded with fine performances.
If you have film notes from season 41 or earlier anything before october 2007, our webmistress would love to. Nov 29, 2015 a lot of people return to it in their adulthood and are able to look back on their childhoods that way, said guston. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy authorprofessor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young alice and the old. Dennis potters haunting, melancholy fictional take on the reallife alice of charles l. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Gates mcfadden aka cheryl mcfadden primarily works in television and is best known for playing dr. Dreamchild 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The next generation television series and in the four subsequent films. Jim hensons performing partner was a woman named jane nebel, who later would become his wife. Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of lewis carrolls classic book, the movie follows alice liddell hargreaves coral browne the books inspiration as an old woman who is haunted by the characters, by whom she was once so amused. This was an outofnowhere delight when critic pauline kael helped rescue it from oblivion in 1985, and time has only added to its charms.
Alice liddell hargreaves, who was the inspiration of. It focuses on the twilight of the woman who once inspired the tale as she travels to new york for a celebration of the work and life of its author. Including film notes when film notes are emailed to members, they are now added to the website. Cheryl gates mcfadden born march 2, 1949, is an american actress and choreographer. You can read it as a child and look at the book completely differently when.
Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. As a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography, she is usually credited as gates mcfadden as an actress and cheryl mcfadden as a choreographer. It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carroll s alices adventures in wonderland. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and. Dreamchild tells the semibiographical story of charles dodgson aka lewis carroll and his. He noted what had happened up until that point deemed ancient history and then recorded anything that he felt was worth recording as single line journal entries until the end of 1988. Mar 25, 2008 dennis potters haunting, melancholy fictional take on the reallife alice of charles l. Jims most famous creation of all came while at the television station, kermit the frog.
Coral browne in dreamchild 1985 mick walter and michael sundin in. Instead, im going to stare at these incredible images from dreamchild note. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by. Caroll dedicated his books alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, and what alice found there to liddell, and her name was borrowed for the fictional alice. Toronto, canadalike scouts at a pre season game, the north american movie industry is gathered here in toronto, eyeing the developing autumn movie season. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and. It was written by one of the most impressive of television writers. Alice liddell hargreaves, who was the inspiration of the rev. The toronto film festival, now in its 21st year, is the major launching pad for many of the films that will be honored, applauded and damned during oscar season, which started, in case you. A film essay by elwin cotman what was that name that lewis carroll used to call you. In june 1965, 28yearold jim henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as the red book.
The jim henson journal available from chronicle books. Ian holm, coral browne, peter gallagher french trailer in english. Dreamchild tells the semibiographical story of charles dodgson aka lewis carroll and his relationship with young alice liddell. Overview of dreamchild, 1985, directed by gavin millar, with coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, at turner classic movies. Dreamchild 1985 upcoming movies movie database joblo. Dec 05, 2009 lizzie francke on dreamchild gavin millar, 1985. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. My darling clementine 1946 season 44 my life as a dog 1985 season 24 my life in pink ma vie en rose 1997 season 39 my man godfrey 1936 season 6 my night at mauds 1969 season 10 my twentieth century 1989 season 30 mysterious geographic explorations of jasper morello, the 2005 season 53. Read more from jim hensons red book in imagination illustrated. However, she was credited as cheryl mcfadden in the troma movie when nature calls 1985 and in the season three episode of the cosby show, cliffs 50th birthday. In 1985, potter wrote the screenplay for a film called dreamchild, which is often referred to as a remake of alice.
The central story, that of susan sarandon groupieing her way through each baseball season s most promising player, came off stale and underutilized, and i could never really buy into her underwritten conceit. Ian holm and amelia shankley in dreamchild 1985 dreamchild 1985. The tv show lost 2004 10 pictured above contains many references to alices world, and its third season finale was also named after the second book alice through the looking glass. Mcfadden has also worked as a choreographer on the dark crystal 1982, dreamchild 1985, and labyrinth 1986. Engvarb dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with. Featuring the work of legendary puppet master jim henson.