Dreamchild (1985) - Video Trailer

Dennis Potter's haunting, melancholy fictional take on the real-life Alice of Charles L. Dodgson's (aka Lewis Carroll's) masterpieces; "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" and "Through The Looking-Glass".

An elderly Alice (Coral Browne) travels to New York to be a special guest in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Dodgson's birth. Flustered by press and public attention, she begins to call up hidden memories from that period and reflect on her childhood and her friendship with Dodgson (Ian Holm). She has trouble reconciling these memories, and the complex feelings she has toward them, within the bittersweet scope of her memory of her life through time; a life that has lead her to her present state of reflection in her autumnal years. Phantoms of ambivalence and contradiction and nostalgia begin to spill over into her reality and into the reality of the film, as manifestations of characters from Carroll's text (brought to boldly realized life by Jim Henson and his Creature Shop) are conjured up, as the film sifts through her memories and staged scenes from the books.

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[Jal8919536]

Which video was this trailer taken from, please?

[allcluesnosolutions]

This video trailer was taken from "The Magician Of Lublin" (1979) US VHS Tape. Both films were released by CANNON VIDEO on VHS in the US.

[michaelarkengel]

you ass holes can make even the most natural/beautiful things in humankind appear as the most perverted, convuleted and sordid. Shame on you !

[Welcome2MyHell6]

I watched this yesterday and it was awesome :) but the end was sad and the puppets scared the crap out of me

[justalittlenutsy]

I love that subtle music in the film at about 0:46 - works so well. Great film too

[shaun3701]

Lewis Carroll: one of the world's most famous pedophiles

[Sunzu49]

I smiled when I saw the re-enactment of Alice recieving the manuscript by Dodgson. :)

[DragonflyandTheWolf]

@comredred There really isn't enough evidence to prove or disprove he was a pedophile. When I was in high school I believed it was possible, but now I'd rather believe he wasn't.

[DragonflyandTheWolf]

@DuchessAliana first cousin actually. His mother in law was his aunt, and he wasn't really adopted, more like taken in by a family friend. He adopted their last name into his own name. His cousin was his blood relative, but back then marrying your cousin was perfectly acceptable.

[LazlosPlane]

Brilliant film. Trivialized by this trailer.  Sad.

[rapingurchurches]

just rented this today. what a weird yet wonderful movie.

[only257]

interesting trailer

[DuchessAliana]

This movie looks really interesting...