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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice returns to Wonderland through the looking glass in this TV musical.
Release : | 1966 |
Rating : | 5.9 |
Studio : | Alwynn Productions, Dum and Dee Productions, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Costume Design, |
Cast : | Judi Rolin Roy Castle Robert Coote Richard Denning Jimmy Durante |
Genre : | Adventure Fantasy Music Family TV Movie |
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Wow! Such a good movie.
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
I suppose Carroll purist would have a problem with all this. they usually find fault with all the 'Alice' entertainments, even the faithful ones. Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass' book is basically thrown out the window in favor of a more congenial television variety show approach. like all the adaptations of Carroll in entertainment, the original approach works. the result is a lot of nostalgic fun.Judi Rolin is a total delight as 'Alice'. she certainly has a Strong singing voice and a lot of likable charm. the rest of the cast is a lot of fun too. especially Nanette Fabray as the White Queen and Tommy and Dickie Smothers are hilarious and perfectly cast as the Tweedle boys.people shouldn't let the looseness of the adaptation to prejudice them against this charming show. if you want a faithful adaptation of Carroll they are out there and are very good. there are several faithful versions of Carroll's work so i have no problem with the films and entertainments that take liberties with the interpretation. 'Alice' is a very inspiring work and it seems to inspire cleverness in pretty much all the adaptations(and i've pretty much seen em' all) so relax and enjoy the WHOLE 'Alice' experience. as far as 'Alice' goes, it's all good.the LATIMES referred to this show as "one of the bright spots in television history and deserves to become a perennial". i couldn't agree more.
I searched for years for a copy of this wonderful show, it is just as good as I remembered it! Judi Rolin is a magical Alice-she relates to the residences of Looking Glass Land as if they were everyday people and it really makes the story! (I really wish I knew what happened to her-she should have been a star!) Ricardo Montalban is funny but tender as the really brave White King, while the musical numbers with Agnes Moorhead and Nanette Fabray just "sing". A real treat is a rare American appearance of Roy Lester, whose chemistry with Judi Rolin in both a fantastic acrobatic number and the fight scenes with a hysterical Jack Palance really make this a memorable family show! To those who remember the great shows and films that used to air after the Thanksgiving Parades-this show will bring back such memories (especially Sabastian Cabot hosting "Alice" and singing a beautiful Thanksgiving Hymn)! If you can find a copy-share it with your loved ones!
This may not be the "Alice" adaptation for Carroll purists (You'd have to go to the TV production of earlier this year for that), but it IS entertaining, and the cast DOES seem to be having a good time with it. Judi Rollin, just 20 at the time, is a terrific Alice, with a fine singing voice. One wonders why her career never went beyond the early '70's. Ricardo Montalban brings his usual effortless charm to the White King, and Nanette Fabray is hilarious as his scatterbrained Queen (Her number, "I Wasn't Meant to Be a Queen," is a howl). Agnes Moorehead is her usual imperious self as the Red Queen, and Jimmy Durante is, well, Jimmy Durante as Humpty Dumpty. Most delightfully over-the-top performance is Jack Palance, wearing this spangled Bob Mackie concoction, as the Jabberwock. Composer Moose Charlap was obviously hoping to repeat his "Peter Pan" success with his songs here, and, if they don't have the charm of the ones he wrote for Mary Martin, et. al., they come pretty close, as arranged by the great Don Costa. An Emmy nominee for Best Children's Special, and a Grammy-winner for Best Children's Album, this is an overlooked treasure. As I say, not for Carroll purists, but not bad!
This "adaptation" of Lewis Carroll classic completely throws out his original story and dialogue and substitutes its own mish-mash. No Carroll in sight. Enough said.