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Alice in Wonderland Day: Your guide to celebrating the Lewis Carroll classic
Updated On: 04 July, 2024 09:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
Today is Alice in Wonderland Day, and we’ve packed in some fun, quirky and spooky ways to celebrate the Lewis Carroll classic
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Alice and (left) the Red Queen in stills from Tim Burton’s 2010 film adaptation. Pics Courtesy/Youtube
On this day, 162 years ago, mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson’s pen name) first narrated the story of Alice in Wonderland to the young Alice Liddell and her sisters during a boat ride on the river Thames in London. The narrative went on to become one of the most loved and celebrated classics in literature. The references are everywhere — in theatre, in costumes and fashion, in the Beatles’ songs and in films. We’ve picked some of our favourite finds.
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Alice in Wonderland (2010): Tim Burton interprets the classic not as a children’s book but a strange, petrifying adult novel. In this adaptation, Alice returns to the Wonderland following the White Rabbit in a waistcoat but she is no longer seven as she was in the books. The rabbit McTwisp does not have gentle eyes like the animated 1951 Disney version. The oraculum has declared that she will slay the beloved Jabberwock. The Red Queen has sent a search party for her. The world is darker and though Wonderland seems to be acquainted with Alice, Alice does not remember it. The film must be watched for its stunning visuals, and Helena Bonham Carter’s extraordinary performance as the Red Queen.
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