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The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine Network on September 28, 2005 after a sharp decline in its ratings. The entire series and original TV movie have since been released on DVD.
Alice is a Portuguese film directed by Marco Martins, released in 2005. Alice stars Nuno Lopes as Mário, the father, and Beatriz Batarda as Luísa, his wife, as well as Miguel Guilherme, Ana Bustorff, Gonçalo Waddington, Carla Maciel, Laura Soveral and José Wallenstein. Alice was produced by Paulo Branco. Music is by Bernardo Sassetti.
Shot in a dark, depressive undertone, Alice unveils a Lisbon whose mists, colours, alleys and moods are strangers, despite the familiarity of the locations. All seems odd, silently cruel, as cruel is the disappearance of a child from the path she'd traveled every day in (apparent) safety. The anguish is masterfully conveyed, and so is the loneliness of both parents.
The film score is composed by Bernardo Sassetti, married to Beatriz Batarda, who plays the female lead role.
'At least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then,' says a little girl in Lewis Carroll's classic story. In Alice, five women over the age of 40 talk about their journey through Wonderland, the psychiatric hospital where they live and work. They are searching for answers to questions as: 'Who am I?' and 'Where am I going?' How does the confrontation with the others influence their way of perceiving things? Where does reality end and fiction start? Written by Thom Vander Beken
A strangely familiar, yet utterly wicked tale.
Alice tells the story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda's anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life and what it will mean to her. After tragedy strikes we see the couple's crushed dreams and grief at their loss and how they eventually move towards an acceptance of what has happened in their lives and of each other. Written by Garth Davis
'Alice' shows the ambiguity of madness, how its sheer uncontrollability can be charming as well as threatening. By weaving a fairy tale through the reality of present day, it criticizes the insanity of different layers of life. The spoken words are all replaceable, which doesn't mean they don't have sense. Written by Anonymous







