30 September 2009

1903 - Alice in Wonderland



Title: Alice in Wonderland
Release Date: 17 October 1903
Director: Cecil Hepworth
Cast: May Clark, Mrs. Hepworth, Norman Whitten
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000420/fullcredits#cast
My Rating: (7/10) ★★★★★★★✩✩✩

This was such a treat to watch. With only 8 minutes of surviving footage left, this marks the first time Lewis Carroll's classic tale was put on film. You see magnificent costuming, special advancements in film cutting, and the occasional feat of trick photography to fully encapsulate the viewer in the strange tale of Alice, the girl who falls down the rabbit hole. Only here, the deck of cards are a group of school children and it's the cutest thing to see Alice chased by them.





 Other 1903 Films I've Watched:


Directed by Paul Elfert 
Henrettelsen (Capital Execution)

Directed by Thomas Edison
Electrocuting an Elephant
Immigrants Landing at Ellis Island 
Move On

Directed by Edwin S. Porter 
The Great Train Robbery
A Romance of the Rail
Life of an American Fireman
Street Car Chivalry
The Gay Shoe Clerk
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
The Unappreciated Joke
What Happened in the Tunnel

Directed by Georges Melies 
Fairyland: A Kingdom of Fairies
The Infernal Cauldron
The Magic Lantern
The Melomaniac

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