Rent Dreamchild (1985)
3.6 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In 1932, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, age 80, travels to New York to attend a celebration of Lewis Carroll's centenary. Confused by American culture and unable to understand the huge popularity of the Alice books, Mrs. Hargreaves begins to remember details of the childhood events that led to the writing of the stories.
- Actors:
- Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Caris Corfman, Nicola Cowper, Jane Asher, Amelia Shankley, Imogen Boorman, Emma King, Rupert Wainwright, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, James Wilby, Shane Rimmer, Peter Whitman
- Directors:
- Gavin Millar
- Producers:
- Rick McCallum, Kenith Trodd
- Voiced By:
- Ken Campbell, Fulton MacKay, Alan Bennett, Julie Walters, Tony Haygarth, Frank Middlemass
- Writers:
- Dennis Potter
- Others:
- John Stephenson, Duncan Kenworthy, Jenny Shircore, Chris Carr
- Studio:
- 101 Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Reviews (1) of Dreamchild
Troubling takeaway - Dreamchild review by JM
One reviewer said the film feels like a TV movie - that's true. The acting is good. There are two storylines worth mentioning - one about Lewis Carrol's relationship with the real Alice, the other about a reporter doing whatever it takes to get a story. Both of them seemed to romanticise sexual exploitation - of children and of young women.
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