Alice

Alice

A film made for children… perhaps?

1988 · 86 min · ★ 7.4 · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

A quiet young English girl named Alice finds herself in an alternate version of her own reality after chasing a white rabbit. She becomes surrounded by living inanimate objects and stuffed dead animals, and must find a way out of this nightmare - no matter how twisted or odd that way must be.

Directed by Jan Švankmajer · Written by Jan Švankmajer

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