In this movie Czech animator Jan Švankmajer gives his own interpretation of the classic 'Alice in Wonderland'. Unlike most other Alice movies, this movie does not rely on computer graphics or cartoon animation, but on stop motion style puppetry to provide the movie with the weird and fantastic elements of Wonderland.
When Alice has entered Wonderland (through a magical drawer this time) she finds herself in a house where every room represents another part of Wonderland. Švankmajers inhabitants of Wonderland are quite different from the cuddly dodo and dormouse we know from the novel and Disney animation however. They are stuffed animals with animal skeleton parts or puppets. Combined with the shaky stop motion filming, this creates some really interesting but creepy looking Wonderlanders. This does not mean that Neco z Alenky is a horror variant on Alice in Wonderland however. Scenes like the little mouse camping on Alice her head and Alice retrieving her turn-to-snake socks are good for at smile when watching and some heart to the often weird stuffed animal puppets.
Most viewers will probably know the classic story of Alice before they watch the movie, but Jan Švankmajers new interpretation and new settings make it interesting enough to dive through the rabbit hole (or drawer) again and experience Wonderland another time!
7/10
