The Lobster Quardrille - Alice (1966)

The seaside dance scene from ALICE (1966) -

Anne-Marie Mallik, Wilfred Brambell, Michael Redgrave, Peter sellers, Alan Bennett, John Gielgud & Leo McKern / Music Ravi Shankar /
Produced & Directed Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller's masterly vision of the Dodgson classic.

"Will you walk a little faster?"
said a whiting to a snail.
"There's a porpoise close behind us,
and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters
and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle..
will you come and join the dance?

Will you, won't you, will you, won't you,
will you join the dance? Will you, won't you,
will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?

"You can really have no notion
how delightful it will be..
When they take us up and throw us,
with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!"
and gave a look askance..
Said he thanked the whiting kindly,
but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not,
could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not,
could not, could not join the dance.

"What matters it how far we go?"
his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore,
you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England
the nearer is to France..
Then turn not pale, beloved snail,
but come and join the dance.

Will you, won't you, will you, won't you,
will you join the dance? Will you, won't you,
will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?"

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http://verdoux.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/alice-1966/

The scene comes from the menu to the 2003 BFI edition of 'Alice'. Copyright belongs to the BFI. Apologies for any infringement.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Alice in Wonderland Dance
• ALICE (1966)
• Anne-Marie Mallik
• Michael Redgrave
• John Gielgud
• Jonathan Miller
• Lewis Carroll
• Dodgson
• The Lobster Quardrille

[lucretiuscarus]

The Miller version is the only version I've ever seen that even comes close to doing justice to the weirdness of the original. Wonderful.

[osip7315]

insightful comment !

[jamesonwillts]

1:05

[jamesonwillts]

Love this. Giel-gooood!!!

[cookmoore]

Cool! thank you!

Jonathan really captures great scenery!

This is a very entertaining menu