Alice of Wonderland in Paris

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Movie
Original title Alice of Wonderland in Paris
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1966
length 52 minutes
Rod
Director Gene Deitch
script Ludwig Bemelmans , Crockett Johnson , James Thurber , Eve Titus
production William L. Snyder
music Paul Alter
Václav Lidl
occupation

Alice of Wonderland in Paris is an American cartoon from 1966. It was directed by Gene Deitch .

action

After her return from Wonderland , Alice became a celebrity. In her dreams she would like to visit Paris to take part in a school exchange with the heroine Madeline .

A little later, a talking mouse named François appears in her bedroom to ask her about her favorite cheese. He takes her to his hometown Paris on his bike. There the mouse turns into a mushroom, which Alice shrinks to the size of a rodent. They ride through Paris together, with François telling her a series of short stories with Parisian themes. Towards the end of the film it turns out that Madeline dreams of the adventures of Alice in Wonderland.

production

Alice of Wonderland in Paris was realized by the team of Gene Deitch and William L. Snyder . This team previously produced the short film Munro , which was awarded an Oscar for best animated short film in 1961.

The character Madeline was invented by the screenwriter Ludwig Bemelmans , she plays a central role in this film alongside Alice.

The filmmakers were also briefly responsible for producing the animated series Tom and Jerry and Popeye .

The film was only shown in cinemas for a short period of time in 1966 due to its length of 52 minutes. It was only with the release of the short film White Mane from 1966 that the film was shown again in cinemas. In the 1970s the film was re-released by Paramount Pictures under the title Alice in the New Wonderland . The film was originally released by Childhood Productions .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Phil Hall: The Bootleg Files: "Alice of Wonderland in Paris". In: filmthreat.com. October 6, 2006, archived from the original ; accessed on June 2, 2019 .