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Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998 · 83 min

A whimsical, talky journey through a surreal dreamscape, full of wordplay and eccentric characters, gentle and slightly baffling.

Directed by
John Henderson
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Kate Beckinsale, Geoffrey Palmer, Ian Holm
Tagline
Lewis Carroll's Classic Fantasy Tale.
Overview
A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading the the bedtime story to her daughter. Walking through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red and White Queens, as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned queen.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
John Henderson
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Kate Beckinsale, Geoffrey Palmer, Ian Holm
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • immigration
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, tv movie
Directed by
John Henderson
Written by
Nick Vivian
Starring
Kate Beckinsale, Geoffrey Palmer, Ian Holm, Steve Coogan, Penelope Wilton, Charlotte Curley, Louise J. Taylor, Rebecca Palmer
Music
Dominik Scherrer
Cinematography
John Ignatius
Runtime
83 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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