In 1985, potter wrote the screenplay for a film called dreamchild, which is often referred to as a remake of alice. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Engvarb dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd. Dreamchild 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. That said, i enjoyed the film when it let itself focus on the kevin costnertim robbins mentorship. If you have film notes from season 41 or earlier anything before october 2007, our webmistress would love to hear from you. 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. Gavin millars dreamchild 1985 received critical accolades upon its release. 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. You can read it as a child and look at the book completely differently when. 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.
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. A lot of people return to it in their adulthood and are able to look back on their childhoods that way, said guston. Dec 05, 2009 lizzie francke on dreamchild gavin millar, 1985. Dreamchild tells the semibiographical story of charles dodgson aka lewis carroll and his.
Ian holm, coral browne, peter gallagher french trailer in english. Confused by american culture and unable to understand the huge popularity of. The jim henson journal available from chronicle books. Toronto, canadalike scouts at a pre season game, the north american movie industry is gathered here in toronto, eyeing the developing autumn movie season. Mcfadden has also worked as a choreographer on the dark crystal 1982, dreamchild 1985, and labyrinth 1986. As a piece of biographical scholarship, karoline leachs in the shadow of the dreamchild is difficult to take seriously. A fictionalized account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. Dreamchild 1985 february 23rd, 2011 by unkle lancifer 19 comments. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. With coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, caris corfman. It was written by one of the most impressive of television writers. 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.
Jims most famous creation of all came while at the television station, kermit the frog. Dreamchild the cult movie collection dvd uk import. Coral browne in dreamchild 1985 mick walter and michael sundin in. Dreamchild 1985 upcoming movies movie database joblo. Overview of dreamchild, 1985, directed by gavin millar, with coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, at turner classic movies. The myth and reality of lewis carroll 150th anniversary special edition by karoline leach isbn. Jim hensons performing partner was a woman named jane nebel, who later would become his wife.
In june 1965, 28yearold jim henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as the red book. It tries to make alice in wonderland look like freudian, like one of grimms fairy tales. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and. Dreamchild is an ambitious movie that tries to do a lot of things, and does most of them surprisingly well. Ian holm and amelia shankley in dreamchild 1985 dreamchild 1985. Instead, im going to stare at these incredible images from dreamchild note. Penned by dennis potter and directed by gavin millar in 1985, its an elegantly conceived idea that follows the elderly alice liddell. Dreamchild tells the semibiographical story of charles dodgson aka lewis carroll and his relationship with young alice liddell. Dreamchild the cult movie collection dvd region 2 for sale. This is a unique view of the classic story of alice in wonderland which shows what happens to alice in her later life. Read more from jim hensons red book in imagination illustrated. Director gavin millar, cinematographer billy williams and producer kenith trodd talk about making dreamchild 1985, a dennis potter story.
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. Jim henson, creator of the muppets from greenville, mississippi. Alice liddell hargreaves, who was the inspiration of. 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.
The next generation television series and in the four subsequent films. 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. Gates mcfadden aka cheryl mcfadden primarily works in television and is best known for playing dr. 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. Cheryl gates mcfadden born march 2, 1949, is an american actress and choreographer. The film concerns a visit to america in 1932 by an elderly mrs.
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. Including film notes when film notes are emailed to members, they are now added to the website. Dennis potters haunting, melancholy fictional take on the reallife alice of charles l. 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. 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. This was an outofnowhere delight when critic pauline kael helped rescue it from oblivion in 1985, and time has only added to its charms. The next generation 19871994, but she has also done some film work, including the star trek film series. 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. Rent, buy or watch dreamchild movie now family video. Alice liddell hargreaves, who was the inspiration of the rev.
It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the. 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. Made doubly so by the fact that, in the movie, the moment it illustrates most likely didnt happen. 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. Ian holm dodgson and coral browne alice the elder keep everything grounded with fine performances.
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. Dreamchild is a dark yet beautiful tale of an elderly woman haunted by the famous author who adored her as a child. This product is madeondemand by the manufacturer using dvdr recordable media. It has never been released on dvd and the vhs looks like crap. They became the best friends and on may 28, 1954, jim henson married jane nebel. Mar 25, 2008 dennis potters haunting, melancholy fictional take on the reallife alice of charles l. Irreverent british writer dennis potter speaks aloud what many literary historians have only postulated in whispers in dreamchild. A film essay by elwin cotman what was that name that lewis carroll used to call you. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking. In these moments she becomes not merely the 10yearold alice pert amelia shankley, but also. Featuring the work of legendary puppet master jim henson. For fans of wonderland, dreamchild is really a must see. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.
She is usually credited as cheryl mcfadden when working as a choreographer and gates mcfadden when working as an actress. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd. Now in her early 80s, she is invited to new york to speak in honor of lewis carroll rev. Jim henson met jane anne nebel at the university of maryland. If you have film notes from season 41 or earlier anything before october 2007, our webmistress would love to. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Dreamchild 1985 the plot of dreamchild, although a biographical film, relies heavily on cinematic allusions to lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. 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. 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.
If you want to check out this barrel of awesome get thee to netflix streaming. The film is set in 1932, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of. In 1932, alice liddell hargreaves, age 80, travels to new york to attend a celebration of lewis carrolls centenary. A new understanding of lewis carroll is a 1999 book by british author karoline leach that posited the concept of the carroll myth. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and. 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. 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.
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