Alice and the Land that Wonders

How it feels

An 18 year old woman named Alice feels alienated at her own birthday party. She falls into a dream state where she becomes the character from Lewis Carroll's books and has strange experiences in a clinic.

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What happens

Alice and the Land that Wonders (original title: Alice e il Paese che si meraviglia) is a 2020/2021 Italian language arthouse experimental fantasy film by Giulia Grandinetti, based on her 2011 stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice books. The film depicts in a non linear timeline, the world perceived by the character of Alice (Veronica Baleani) an 18 year old experiencing alienation at her birthday party who falls into a dream state, where she becomes Lewis Carroll's character 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 via crowdfunding in 2019. It has received various nominations and awards. It was distributed in Italy, the UK, and the US in 2021 by Amazon Prime Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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