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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 82% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
80-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honour of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice's close friendship with the writer was the creative catalyst for Carroll's most beloved work. However, as Alice reflects on her experiences with the author, she slowly realises the complexity of their bond has had lasting, deeply felt ramifications.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Gavin MillarDirector
- Dennis PotterWriter
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Coral BrowneAlice Hargreaves
- Ian HolmReverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
- Peter GallagherJack Dolan
- Caris CorfmanSally Mackeson
- Nicola CowperLucy
- Jane AsherMrs. Liddell
- Amelia ShankleyLittle Alice
- Imogen BoormanLorina
- Rupert WainwrightHargreaves
- Roger Ashton-GriffithsMr. Duckworth
- James WilbyBaker
- Shane RimmerMr. Marl
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Themes
new york city19th century1930slewis carrollelderly ladychildren's author