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“American Gothic Alice in Wonderland in which Alice is the logorrheic offspring of two flaming junkies and Wonderland is a pair of derelict Midwestern farmhouses seemingly furnished by Wisconsin cannibal Ed Gein.” - Village Voice

This highly anticipated new feature from iconoclast Terry Gilliam is an hallucinatory tale set against wheat fields and prairies. It's told through the highly imaginative eyes of a young girl, the daughter of junkies, who's taken to the country after her mother dies. Her ‘reality' becomes peppered with fantastical do dahs like talking squirrels, bodiless Barbie doll heads that momentarily come to life and clouds of computer-generated fireflies.

Feverishly ambitious and full of the comedy and weirdness that has won Gilliam a deserved reputation, this film is a treat for Gilliam fans displaying his signature assault-on-the-senses directing style.

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D/S Terry Gilliam P Jeremy Thomas, Gabrielle Martinelli S Tony Grisoni WS Hanway TD 35mm/2005/122mins

Terry Gilliam was born in Minneapolis, US, in 1940. His films include Brazil (1985), Twelve Monkeys (1995) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).