This short piece, the first ever film adaptation of the Lewis Carroll story, has some nice costumes and clever visuals. Since it is only eight minutes, there is little time to develop anything. We have the scenes with the mushrooms and the drink that make Alice small, then big. We have the baby turning into a pig. We meet the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. a full deck of playing cards, and the Queen of Hearts. If you know the story, this is fine. Otherwise it is practice for future cinema. The piece I viewed was restored from badly damaged film. The beginning is nearly unwatchable, but as we get farther in, it gets better.
Review of Alice in Wonderland
