The Chronological AliceFilmQuest II
This second entry on the long and winding history of adaptations of the Lewis Carrol book was made by the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1910. When Thomas Edison was still roaming the world, no less. Much like the Cecil Hepworth epic from some years before, it's more of a series of short vignettes for those who've already read the book. Designwise it sticks extremely close to the Tenniel illustrations and the costumes are rather charming (especially the gormless march hare). There's lots of nice trick photography as well and it doesn't tax the modern mind too much at a brisk ten minutes. It's still not much more than a glorified tech demo than an adaptation in its own right, but the vision of a stuffed dormouse being forcefully shoved into the teapot may never leave me.
This second entry on the long and winding history of adaptations of the Lewis Carrol book was made by the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1910. When Thomas Edison was still roaming the world, no less. Much like the Cecil Hepworth epic from some years before, it's more of a series of short vignettes for those who've already read the book. Designwise it sticks extremely close to the Tenniel illustrations and the costumes are rather charming (especially the gormless march hare). There's lots of nice trick photography as well and it doesn't tax the modern mind too much at a brisk ten minutes. It's still not much more than a glorified tech demo than an adaptation in its own right, but the vision of a stuffed dormouse being forcefully shoved into the teapot may never leave me.