Jan Svankmajer Night Featuring Alice
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Sun 29 June 2008 // 19:00
(Sun 29th / 7pm / £5)
Featuring “ALICE”
(Jan Svankmajer / 1988 / Czech Republic / 35mm / 90 mins / Cert PG)
Jan Svankmajer in one of the most distinct voices in surrealist film, dazzling audiences for over 30 years with his trademark style of animating everyday objects – giving them life in ways that are often very cynical or sinister. Ruthlessly dark and comic, his films cover themes including sexuality, political tyranny and madness, all of which have landed him in trouble with the censors.
After a decade of suppression in Eastern Europe, Svankmajer broke out with his belated debut feature, ‘Alice’. Like Carroll’s original, Svankmajer’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is only maybe a story for children, exploring as it does the dark psychology of Alice’s journey, and the terrifying strangeness of the adult world.
Opening the evening, the Cube Orchestra will present a live rescore to Svankmajer's 1970 short 'The Ossuary'.
Featuring “ALICE”
(Jan Svankmajer / 1988 / Czech Republic / 35mm / 90 mins / Cert PG)
Jan Svankmajer in one of the most distinct voices in surrealist film, dazzling audiences for over 30 years with his trademark style of animating everyday objects – giving them life in ways that are often very cynical or sinister. Ruthlessly dark and comic, his films cover themes including sexuality, political tyranny and madness, all of which have landed him in trouble with the censors.
After a decade of suppression in Eastern Europe, Svankmajer broke out with his belated debut feature, ‘Alice’. Like Carroll’s original, Svankmajer’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is only maybe a story for children, exploring as it does the dark psychology of Alice’s journey, and the terrifying strangeness of the adult world.
Opening the evening, the Cube Orchestra will present a live rescore to Svankmajer's 1970 short 'The Ossuary'.