Alice and the Land that Wonders
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
dreamlikesurrealdisorientingfragmentedintrospectivealienatingexperimentalslow-burn
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)
More like this
Alice’s Misadventures in Wonderland (2004)
Watashi no mannaka (2011)
Dreamchild (1985)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Dream Land (2015)
Alice in Wonderland (1976)
Alice in Wonderland (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.