A little girl follows a white rabbit into a world where nothing is quite what it seems. So far, so familiar - but where Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer's Alice
differs from other adaptations of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is that it explores the book's darker side as well. By so doing, it remains faithful to the original work.
Combining a live-action Alice (Kristyna Kohoutova) with a Wonderland filled with threatening stop-motion characters, Svankmajer's style lends the film a pervading sense of unease and a menacing
dream-logic which marries a sly visual wit with piercing psychological insight. Strange and wholly unforgettable.