Dreamchild
1985 · Movie · PG · 94 min · ★ 6.6 · 95% critics
An elderly woman travels to America for a tribute linked to a famous children's classic, only to be pulled back into uneasy memories of the friendship that inspired it. As past and fantasy blur together, she begins to confront the emotional weight those memories still carry.
Also known as Dream Child
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (38 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy mature, melancholy literary reflections with a strange fantasy edge, somewhat akin to The Secret of Roan Inish; Not for you if you want a warm family tale or light nostalgia.
Pros: haunting atmosphere; strong performances; memorable creature work | Cons: slow pacing; scattered focus; unsettling subject matter
Themes
- new york city
- 19th century
- 1930s
- lewis carroll
- elderly lady
- children's author
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Coral Browne
as Alice Hargreaves
Ian Holm
as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
Peter Gallagher
as Jack Dolan
- CC
Caris Corfman
as Sally Mackeson
Nicola Cowper
as Lucy
Jane Asher
as Mrs. Liddell
Amelia Shankley
as Little Alice
Imogen Boorman
as Lorina
Rupert Wainwright
as Hargreaves
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Mr. Duckworth
Directed by Gavin Millar