Alice in Wonderland (1915) - 4K, full film with score

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  • čas přidán 30. 09. 2021
  • UPDATED RELEASE AT • Alice in Wonderland (1...
    SOUNDTRACK AT cwbf.bandcamp.com
    Original description below:
    This is by far the highest quality version of this film on the internet. The video is primarily from two prints scanned by the Library of Congress, along with a few other sources. Phantomwise ( / phantomwise2 ) provided all of the footage and valuable help. This version also has scene-by-scene image stabilization, and should be in as close an approximation of the original sequence as possible.
    The music was written for a theater organ, and would have been playable by a real instrument at the time this was released. If you like the music, I have my OTHER music at cwbf.bandcamp.com. I'm also hoping to put up a soundtrack album for this soon.
    One other note: this is slightly shorter than some other versions on CZcams. Those releases include many title cards which were not part of the original film, and which slowed down the film considerably. There is actually more footage in this release than in any other that is presently available online.
    Please let me know if you would like copies of higher quality copies of any of my sources.
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  • @daveidmarx8296
    @daveidmarx8296 Před 4 měsíci +954

    It's crazy to think that Viola Savoy (Alice) lived to see the relatively late year of 1987 and yet there are seemingly no interviews with her anywhere.

    • @ewade244
      @ewade244 Před 2 měsíci +30

      *Turns out she was a massive Nazi and killed the Lindberg baby.
      *Completely false in every way.

    • @mikeylikesit6622
      @mikeylikesit6622 Před 2 měsíci +21

      @@ewade244you’re a real card

    • @jayizzett
      @jayizzett Před 2 měsíci +6

      No volume to interview

    • @JEUndisputed
      @JEUndisputed Před 2 měsíci

      Oh ha ha a comedian pull the other one, clown its got bells on 🤣​@@ewade244

    • @KoryGilesMusicGroup
      @KoryGilesMusicGroup Před 2 měsíci +33

      You know what’s ironic? The Strand theater where this film premiered was torn down that same year (1987). Funny how the world works.

  • @onikaconstantine8861
    @onikaconstantine8861 Před 4 měsíci +390

    R.I.P
    Viola Savoy (Alice)
    1899-1987

    • @ashokkumar-se5sl
      @ashokkumar-se5sl Před 2 měsíci

      IN TODAY'S DANGER WORLD NO GIRL WILL FOLLOW EVEN ANTS

    • @wk3818
      @wk3818 Před 2 měsíci +12

      These are the exact years of the birth and death of my maternal grandfather.

  • @Da1Dez
    @Da1Dez Před 8 měsíci +1728

    Whoever designed the creature costumes for this film really studied the illustrations from the book well! Like they've lept right of the pages.

    • @muir8009
      @muir8009 Před 8 měsíci +76

      I'm super impressed too, Tenniels engravings were followed to a t.
      In fact the whole story, even down to the Gardener cards falling flat on their faces before the Queen of Hearts was accurately followed.
      You'll probably find it's the most true to story version made

    • @sh-ig9fm
      @sh-ig9fm Před 4 měsíci +23

      Back in those days they didn't try to remove anything most films that were based on books practically used the book as a script.

    • @benbrown9053
      @benbrown9053 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Everything was great except the turtles dog head lol 😅

    • @terrapinalive6192
      @terrapinalive6192 Před 2 měsíci

      @@benbrown9053 and how about the turtle's long tail?

    • @Pequenos_Detalhes
      @Pequenos_Detalhes Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@terrapinalive6192 É um tatu 😂😂😂

  • @ramonvalencia5719
    @ramonvalencia5719 Před 8 měsíci +2051

    Moving pictures were still a novelty in 1915. This must have blown their minds when it was first released.

    • @WheresPoochie
      @WheresPoochie Před 6 měsíci +70

      I mean they weren’t THAT novel. Nickelodeon shorts had been widely distributed and enjoyed since beginning of the century so the Western public was already well acquainted with motion pictures.
      What was less common were featured-length films but even those weren’t entirely unheard of by 1915 or even 1914.

    • @PygmalionFaciebat
      @PygmalionFaciebat Před 6 měsíci +91

      @@WheresPoochie You sound as if you underestimate how big even small films back there was, let alone feature length films. When you say ''less common, but weren't entirely unheard'' ... It sounds like ''common dude... yes it was rare, but not so rare''...
      Keep in mind this was literally 3 years after the sinking of the Titanic. It was still quiet a victorian era back then (yes i know it ends 1901 ... but still: the fashian, the people, the mindset, the ''belle epoque'' was still viviv). Theaters with real actors were the common thing.
      I am sure, that a lot of people at that point didnt knew about films (besides the big cities) , and feature length films were very much an unheard thing for the most people.
      Because you will say ''thats why i said not entirely unheard'' ..sure - it safes you. But with that logic it also saves you to say ''at least the director and the actors in this film knew about the feature length film'' ... When i look to newspaper about that time, i mostly see normal theater plays, with real actors. Barely anything about film theaters (i know, they werent called that , back in those days.. i considered that also).

    • @richardsantanna5398
      @richardsantanna5398 Před 6 měsíci +22

      ​@@PygmalionFaciebat
      Calm down.

    • @PygmalionFaciebat
      @PygmalionFaciebat Před 6 měsíci +32

      @@richardsantanna5398 As far i see you got quiet triggered by my comment to write me.
      Do you really think that you are not the one who should calm down about my comment ? :*

    • @richardsantanna5398
      @richardsantanna5398 Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@PygmalionFaciebat
      Please stop stalking me. I don't wanna get the police involved.

  • @Charliezard7
    @Charliezard7 Před 10 měsíci +487

    It’s awesome we can watch this kind of stuff from +100 years ago in our phones

    • @WeerdMunkee
      @WeerdMunkee Před 3 měsíci +37

      Surprising they even call them that anymore. The "phone" function seems to be one of the minor functions of the devices we all hold in our hands now. 😆

    • @kennymichaelalanya7134
      @kennymichaelalanya7134 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I think our phones are technically called "Smartphones" since 2007 when Apple came out with it .

    • @SinergiaAlUnisono
      @SinergiaAlUnisono Před 2 měsíci

      haha yes, humans are still backward compatible with ourselves (and most technologies, and languages), so are most living cells :-b

    • @kushfairyny1
      @kushfairyny1 Před 2 měsíci

      Isn't it❤

  • @M.Robespierre3691
    @M.Robespierre3691 Před 8 měsíci +408

    The girl who inspired Lewis Carroll to write the book, Alice Liddell,
    was still alive when the film was released. She died in 1934.

    • @PygmalionFaciebat
      @PygmalionFaciebat Před 6 měsíci +34

      So maybe she saw the movie. I hope so :)

    • @anh7807
      @anh7807 Před 3 měsíci +53

      ​@@PygmalionFaciebatIt may be a horrible reminder to her considering Lewis literally stalked her and tried to groom her.

    • @ewade244
      @ewade244 Před 2 měsíci +5

      *If it makes it any better, Alice Liddell was on the Epstein List. Ikr
      *Historically Inaccurate

    • @chrisoneill3999
      @chrisoneill3999 Před 2 měsíci +9

      @@anh7807 Alice Hargreaves and Charles Dobson were friends well into adulthood. Charles knew Reginald, and they got on reasonably well. Don't believe the rubbish you hear on Fox.

    • @anh7807
      @anh7807 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@chrisoneill3999 I've majored in media and political systems, I do my own research, not based upon major news stations that do no original journalism.

  • @nightmarishcompositions4536
    @nightmarishcompositions4536 Před 7 měsíci +1368

    It's very whimsical and charming, but also really unsettling and creepy at the same time. It's easy to see why there are so many horror retellings of this story.

    • @samuelfreitas9275
      @samuelfreitas9275 Před 6 měsíci +17

      That's very scary

    • @elaineturner7948
      @elaineturner7948 Před 6 měsíci +24

      It IS creepy!

    • @mourningst5r
      @mourningst5r Před 5 měsíci +21

      Wasnt the writer inspired by an actual little girl he wanted?

    • @toothached
      @toothached Před 4 měsíci

      @@mourningst5ryep

    • @fingerprint5511
      @fingerprint5511 Před 4 měsíci +35

      Only because you aren't accustomed to reality of the imagination. There's nothing creepy here, its your own projection

  • @LoosingmyWilltolive
    @LoosingmyWilltolive Před 5 měsíci +607

    I love this film, but the way she just picks the rabbit up by it's ears in the beginning is just so jarring. 💀😭

  • @boredpeanutbutter75
    @boredpeanutbutter75 Před 6 měsíci +299

    I can honestly say that I have never been so interested, fascinated, impressed, creeped-out, and really bored, all at the same time.

    • @myfavoritesongs.mp3
      @myfavoritesongs.mp3 Před 2 měsíci +5

      exatamente assim

    • @rainbowgold6410
      @rainbowgold6410 Před 2 měsíci +2

      😮

    • @warrax111
      @warrax111 Před 2 měsíci +9

      Dude, sometimes it's good idea to left your minecraft and fornite gamer's den, to see life outside and actual some travel and history too. So life don't shock you with obvious things.
      Yes, it's 100-year old movie. Every one looks like that.

    • @boredpeanutbutter75
      @boredpeanutbutter75 Před 2 měsíci +19

      @@warrax111 First of all I'm not a Minecraft or fortnite playing drone in some gamers den. Nor am I a dude. So please don't assume you know everything about the person you're commenting to, behaving as though you have some superior intellect while at the same time using words like "Dude." Should I return the favor and assume that you need to get out of the sun and spend less time on your surfboard?

    • @myfavoritesongs.mp3
      @myfavoritesongs.mp3 Před 2 měsíci +9

      @@warrax111 bro what are you mad about? this was a good and relatable comment, what exactly made you feel superior?

  • @garter8774
    @garter8774 Před 2 lety +351

    The young actresses name is Viola Savoy, she was probably only 16 here and she did an excellent job. Nice to see the film and her more clearly.

    • @robroy6374
      @robroy6374 Před 7 měsíci +45

      She passed away in Feb 1987 at age 87.

    • @PygmalionFaciebat
      @PygmalionFaciebat Před 6 měsíci +46

      While the film came out 1915, and she was born june 1899 its save to say she was probably only 15 in the movie. The movie took a lot of time to be made, i assume. I assume, that it began at least in 1914 (maybe summer 1914) and was finished and released in 1915. Even the lot of costumes took for sure a lot of time to be made, and the animatronics (the mouth of the animals move.. their eyes blink.. while a person is in it). Also the house of the rabbit doesnt appears to be a regular house ... meaning: it very likely was build just for the purpose of the movie.. and it doesnt seem to be like made cheap.. because Alice is going in there). There are whole interiors in it, windows with outside-views, etc .. For me it very much looks like it took a long time to made that. I would be surprised if they make it and release it, all in few months in 1915. Also not forget: that later in 1915 she even made another film - which even more supports my theory, that Alice in Wonderland could not be made late 1915. And to be exact: Viola Savoy only turned 16 in june 1915. So in my opinion she was very likely only 15 in Alice in Wonderland.
      By the way.. she was even with 15 a well known actress already. Even with 13 (in december 1912) she already had a big role in the Berchel theater in ''The little rebel'' (based on a novel which came out 1911), and she received very good critics in the newspaper! So i very much assume that she very likely even started professional acting earlier than with 13 (otherwise the theater very likely wouldnt gave her that important role).
      Its unfortunate that its quiet hard to find information about her... her career seem to be stopped after 1915. But thats not unusual. She probably got married very young, and so she went into the path of beeing a good housewife (which wasnt unusual for 1915 ) .. and she lived a long life, right in the 1980s ... She was able to experience the moonlanding, the cinema, the evolution of movies (she even could have seen Star Wars, and Alien (!), and personal computers (Macintosh!). She lived through quiet interesting times.

    • @juliemartin934
      @juliemartin934 Před 4 měsíci +3

      🙏 Merci pour toutes ces informations. Quel chef d'oeuvre 💛

    • @sundaygirl5
      @sundaygirl5 Před 4 měsíci +7

      A very young age. Back in those days, she was very likely taken advantage of behind the scenes. Took 100 years of cinema for things to start to change.

    • @scottgamble7767
      @scottgamble7767 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Viola's Wikipedia page has some interesting foot note links that go to newspaper clipping notices and such. Posters for the movie already place her as a noteworthy star. One article mentions that her mother was also an actress and played one of the parts in the film. (The mother? The sister?) It also has a personal account by Viola about the making of the movie (the perils) and mentions that she was pulling away from her acting career to focus on her education in 1915 (with all of her stage roles and the two films she made in 1914 /'15, it most likely seriously cut in to her schoolday time in Buffalo, NY... especially since her turn on the stage in THE LITTLEST REBEL was in Des Moines, Iowa several years before). This may explain why she only made two motion pictures, both around the same time.
      In one of those newspaper articles, she mentions the difficulties acting in motion picture plays. Perhaps she preferred stage work since the last professional notice that's available for her is for a "seven-girl Egyptian dancing act" that she had "a leading part" in, which was being produced in September of 1918 when she was 19 years old (and probably out of High School by then). Its surprising that some other entertainment entrepreneur didn't try to cash in on her star power and cast her in another film production (in 1918, the newspaper notice for the Egyptian dance act was still touting her success in LITTLEST REBEL and as the "picture star" of ALICE ) since ALICE was apparently a big hit. Perhaps they tried and she just didn't want to do more films. She is quoted (at that tender age of 16) in December of 1915 as saying "Posing for moving pictures is seldom easy work, and sometimes it is attended with much peril".

  • @lckzinvites
    @lckzinvites Před 8 měsíci +137

    29:12 that kid is scarred for life

    • @RodrickMarsMoon
      @RodrickMarsMoon Před 3 měsíci +14

      Even I am scared for life, and I'm 29 😅.

    • @JazzFunk22
      @JazzFunk22 Před 3 měsíci +3

      This is frikin trippy .....😱...🎩

    • @tjmmcd1
      @tjmmcd1 Před 3 měsíci +11

      Had to lol, but you're spot-on! That poor infant probably was traumatized for life.

    • @godmagnus
      @godmagnus Před 2 měsíci +1

      So am I

    • @conspiracycorner2334
      @conspiracycorner2334 Před 2 měsíci +2

      it cannot even walk yet but is frantically beating its legs trying to run away .

  • @brucemai1429
    @brucemai1429 Před 8 měsíci +140

    This is so well-restored that it looks more like a modern film shot to look old.

    • @troylee4196
      @troylee4196 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It's because the cameras then were really high quality
      Restoring the big budget ones is probably easier than other films

    • @brucemai1429
      @brucemai1429 Před 2 měsíci

      If you want to compare, check out the original. Definitely restored. czcams.com/video/4XP38AmGwaA/video.html

  • @racheyrach_rach3548
    @racheyrach_rach3548 Před 7 měsíci +467

    When you think that Alice in Wonderland was first published in 1865 and this was made only 49 years later. This probably gives us a bit of a glance to the style of clothing and the overall look of the time that would of been portrayed in the book. Closer than any other adaptions made i should think.

    • @talktalk3690
      @talktalk3690 Před 7 měsíci +14

      Would of? What does that mean? You mean would’ve.

    • @MothHouse
      @MothHouse Před 7 měsíci

      @@talktalk3690 Shh, go back to your hole.

    • @CoolScratcher
      @CoolScratcher Před 6 měsíci +80

      @@talktalk3690 Ok grammar police, chill out, it was an innocent mistake.

    • @user-lo9um7zr5r
      @user-lo9um7zr5r Před 6 měsíci +16

      We don't dress like people in 1974 in 2023. Why would the people in this film dress ANYTHING similar to 1865? That's a specious stupid argument.
      Perhaps they had better access to 49 year old clothing?
      I believe it is a correct depiction of mid teens (20th century) costuming in a film NOT dedicated to accurate depiction of clothing styles in 1860s England.
      Use your common sense.

    • @gabbyhyman1246
      @gabbyhyman1246 Před 6 měsíci +6

      ​@@CoolScratcherwoke grammar. 😅

  • @dantesaints4339
    @dantesaints4339 Před 10 měsíci +421

    I loved the natural way the girl portrayed Alice, the costumes, the photography and the score. Many thanks for sharing.

    • @Travelinmatt1976
      @Travelinmatt1976 Před 7 měsíci +9

      There wasn't a score for these movies, music would have been played live and it was usually made up on the spot. This music was added later

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​@@Travelinmatt1976 No music is made up on the spot for a movie. Stop understating this.

    • @youngsteph1
      @youngsteph1 Před 5 měsíci +2

      She was to old for the role like in nearly all versions. She towered over alot of the other characters.

  • @craiglovessonar6547
    @craiglovessonar6547 Před 11 měsíci +86

    The music is like perfect nostalgic rpg music. What a beautiful film

    • @cybiedoodle
      @cybiedoodle Před 10 měsíci +4

      we literally r on the same wavelength bc i was thinkinh this

    • @xx_emo420_xx3
      @xx_emo420_xx3 Před 3 měsíci +2

      its funny just how much it sounds like a dinky midi

    • @janusn9
      @janusn9 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Totally. One of my favorite scores is from Final Fantasy VII.

    • @bruceinoregon8163
      @bruceinoregon8163 Před 3 měsíci

      I doubt this is musical accompaniment from the time; the cello sounding instrument is definately synthesized, as is the clunky out-of-tune piano sound. Retro, '80's sounding synth. Nice interesting musical choices, just not from 1915.

    • @cuckoobrain7999
      @cuckoobrain7999 Před 2 měsíci

      @@bruceinoregon8163 The description says that it's based on the sheet music but that it was made for this restoration

  • @AcetaldehydeMoore
    @AcetaldehydeMoore Před 6 měsíci +395

    I saw the 1903 version back in 2020, and the film was definitely damaged to the point that Alice in Wonderland looked like a horror film due to the creepiness of its film roll. Seeing this version in 4K is so mind-boggling! Never thought that this was possible. Thank you for sharing!!!

    • @shaunamoulton8764
      @shaunamoulton8764 Před 6 měsíci +50

      May I ask, how did you see the damaged version ?

    • @adambelfast1
      @adambelfast1 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@shaunamoulton8764Its on CZcams. Just search Alice in Wonderland 1903

    • @vladimirchizhov3260
      @vladimirchizhov3260 Před 5 měsíci +11

      ​@@shaunamoulton8764probably in a museum

    • @ladylinh
      @ladylinh Před 3 měsíci

      @@shaunamoulton8764this is “Alice in Wonderland” (1903):
      czcams.com/video/zeIXfdogJbA/video.htmlsi=u38Vrs-lUBoebZ2L

    • @ewade244
      @ewade244 Před 2 měsíci

      His mother's old dusty vagina, obviously. Jeez

  • @jaycosgrove9765
    @jaycosgrove9765 Před 2 lety +956

    Thank you so much for your hard work on restoring this gem of a film. Much appreciated.

    • @rrppo
      @rrppo  Před 8 měsíci +165

      The uploader did, actually; I manually edited this together from raw scans from the Library of Congress and fixed video issues throughout.

    • @genesmiley9866
      @genesmiley9866 Před 8 měsíci +53

      @@rrppo My apologies - I forget sometimes how much easier it is to work with the LoC in the digital age. Excellent work.

    • @JohnHoranzy
      @JohnHoranzy Před 8 měsíci +11

      @@rrppo Thank You!!!

    • @micosstar
      @micosstar Před 7 měsíci +4

      THANK YOU

    • @poletooke4691
      @poletooke4691 Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@rrppo thanks! What will your next film be that you work on?

  • @amabelbarlow8046
    @amabelbarlow8046 Před 8 měsíci +178

    I like this adaptation of Alice from 1915.
    Silent films are great and fun! They're full of body language, facial expressions and of course black boards with words so you can understand what's happening in each scene of every silent movie

    • @MrrrAdryan
      @MrrrAdryan Před 2 měsíci

      The dialogue is written on a blackboard?

  • @gtamediaproductions1
    @gtamediaproductions1 Před 7 měsíci +112

    Wow this was shot in 1915 and now restored to this? Incredible! Great work!

    • @opalyasu7159
      @opalyasu7159 Před 6 měsíci +16

      I didn't even know camerawork back then was this _clean._ I expected it to be covered in 18 layers of grain, like the floaters in my eyes

    • @FraserM8
      @FraserM8 Před 6 měsíci +18

      @@opalyasu7159 grain is usually damage. not camerawork

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar Před 6 měsíci +6

      ​@@FraserM8 No one ever realizes that.

  • @LethalBubbles
    @LethalBubbles Před 2 měsíci +12

    wow this is amazing! it's so sad that the majority of silent films are lost and can never receive this treatment.

  • @lelandunruh7896
    @lelandunruh7896 Před 2 měsíci +13

    My grandfather was born in 1912. I was born in 1982. It is amazing to me how much changed in two generation!

  • @jlwilliams
    @jlwilliams Před 2 měsíci +7

    Fun fact: this film was released exactly 50 years after “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” was published, so it wouldn't have looked as “old” to 1915 audiences as it does today. It would be like us watching “Young Frankenstein” or “The Godfather, Part II.”

  • @Ryan-on5on
    @Ryan-on5on Před 4 měsíci +46

    As has been mentioned in earlier comments, all the costumes of this production are absolutely phenomenal and true to the illustrations of the Carrol novels. Impressive attention to detail and accuracy was paid by the filmmakers in bringing their adaption of an already celebrated work of literature to the big screen, something far from common in those days and even now.

  • @patio87
    @patio87 Před 7 měsíci +31

    It would be interesting to see a documentary about these early production companies and the people who started them and funded them. They're clearly working with extremely small budgets in a brand new medium.

    • @PygmalionFaciebat
      @PygmalionFaciebat Před 6 měsíci +10

      Indeed .. and its interesting to see, that they put all their hearts and sweat in it. Maybe not a lot people realize it... but a lot of this animal-costumes have fully integrated animatronics, blinking eyes, moving mouths ..and all of that independent from the actors hands (because the rabbit has his hands free!). There are even some special effects in the movie already (like the ghost-Alice who raises from the sleeping Alice - all in the same shot). Sure i know, the principle was known from photography itself... but to be honest: i think i dont know a movie with special effects before this 1915 movie (maybe the voyage to the moon ? I dont know which year that came out) .
      As you said it very well: for a very small budget , in a brand new medium, this is astonishing! I think they simply put a lot of work in it, and maybe worked a lot for free, in their spare time, and had other jobs too than creating the costumes, animatronics, etc..

    • @thetapeloops9522
      @thetapeloops9522 Před 2 měsíci

      And just one camera it looks like. All the budget musta gone on costumes!

  • @someguy4911
    @someguy4911 Před 8 měsíci +43

    I wonder what these actors' reactions would be if you told them at the time people would be watching this film over 100 years from now on a magical machine called a computer.

    • @halilozkan660
      @halilozkan660 Před 22 dny

      they believed. People 100 years from now will watch us this way.

  • @thesimplediaryvlog
    @thesimplediaryvlog Před 6 měsíci +14

    It's incredible how the film captures the horror and oppressive mood of the book without saying a word.

  • @diafwnia
    @diafwnia Před 8 měsíci +61

    Wow! This must cost a fortune back then! Amazing costumes and scenery! A real work of art!

  • @kirkfeather1
    @kirkfeather1 Před 8 měsíci +40

    The quality of this 1915 film nothing less than astonishing! The young actress is superbly poised and expressive and the surreal sets and characters foreshadow the great German Expressionist films of the '20s. I quite wonder if F. W. Murnau saw this and absorbed some of its aesthetics.

  • @NoName-zm2ox
    @NoName-zm2ox Před 11 měsíci +35

    How sad to realize that all the actors who starred in the film have long since passed away😢💔😭

    • @middlechild2022
      @middlechild2022 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Really 😢

    • @slytlygufy
      @slytlygufy Před 10 měsíci +12

      Yes, no actor from the silent era still lives.

    • @cherrybomb2600
      @cherrybomb2600 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Why is it sad? Everyone dies!

    • @waiting4u2saveme27
      @waiting4u2saveme27 Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@cherrybomb2600dont be silly. you know why its sad.. i bet youd be sad if someonenear you died

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I find it amazing how the actress playing Alice was born in the 19th century

  • @MichaelSTaylor
    @MichaelSTaylor Před 4 dny +2

    "This is so much better than the junk they release nowadays... This was when movies were movies!"
    -- somebody's great-grandmother, probably

  • @danielburrell3781
    @danielburrell3781 Před 8 měsíci +180

    Words cannot express just how awesome this is

  • @r.jclark4641
    @r.jclark4641 Před 2 lety +72

    The animal masks and puppetry in the Caucus Race segment are remarkable, even if the music makes that whole sequence rather unnerving.

  • @liljes34
    @liljes34 Před 11 měsíci +100

    They had no idea what future adaptations would look like and how far we’ve come.

    • @hassan32215
      @hassan32215 Před 10 měsíci +26

      same goes to us in future they watch us and think they dont know how far we have come from now😂

    • @liljes34
      @liljes34 Před 10 měsíci +12

      @@hassan32215 I know, weird though hey! The Johnny Depp one is gonna look super ancient someday too.

    • @cherrybomb2600
      @cherrybomb2600 Před 8 měsíci +9

      I prefer old films, before movies because a way of programming.
      Some exceptions.

    • @MrScottx
      @MrScottx Před 8 měsíci +9

      I am not so sure we have come that far. Sure movies look better now...but that is about it.

    • @user-qj6dg3gl2j
      @user-qj6dg3gl2j Před 8 měsíci +7

      Her exiting her body and goint to dreamland were pretty well done..

  • @Jojo-re2pv
    @Jojo-re2pv Před 8 měsíci +44

    I’m obsessed with the effects and costumes for such an early time period!

  • @matrox
    @matrox Před 7 měsíci +13

    Thats Viola Savoy..Viola Savoy was born on July 23, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. ). She died in February 1987

  • @thefiftharcana3617
    @thefiftharcana3617 Před 10 měsíci +136

    After watching Nosferatu and now this, as a big fan of both novels, i'm now in love with these old films, i'm going to watch way more pre-WWII movies from now Thank you for this wonderful experience!

    • @stephanie3848
      @stephanie3848 Před 8 měsíci +3

      It's amazing just how old they are

    • @BarekHalfhand
      @BarekHalfhand Před 8 měsíci +2

      I'm sure you've seen metropolis?

    • @listerstormablecartoonandt1103
      @listerstormablecartoonandt1103 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@BarekHalfhandthis movie was filmed during WW1 😬

    • @sanssucreajoute6554
      @sanssucreajoute6554 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@listerstormablecartoonandt1103yes but America in ww1 was not in War it was France britain russia and Germany

    • @DopeyDetector
      @DopeyDetector Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@sanssucreajoute6554 wtf are you talking about

  • @SoCalJellybean
    @SoCalJellybean Před 8 měsíci +93

    Wow, I truly wasn’t expecting this to be so AMAZING!!
    The costumes are incredibly accurate and impressive, and I love the natural, understated acting style of Viola Savoy.
    My husband and I had a little late-night date watching this together after our daughter went to bed! ♥️

    • @thetapeloops9522
      @thetapeloops9522 Před 2 měsíci

      We thought the same about her acting, very natural mostly, very modern almost.

  • @ChonkyCats
    @ChonkyCats Před 2 měsíci +7

    Wow i didn't know there was a 1915 Alice in wonderland

  • @AndrewSmith-qw5kt
    @AndrewSmith-qw5kt Před 7 měsíci +13

    Scarier then any current horror movie out there now.

  • @opalyasu7159
    @opalyasu7159 Před 6 měsíci +13

    I'm currently sick right now and flipping through videos on CZcams to help my mental health. I found this in my recommended section. I'm not sure whether the algorithm is getting better or worse, but I'm very glad I found this. Happy thanksgiving

  • @juliantotriwijaya9208
    @juliantotriwijaya9208 Před 2 lety +38

    "missing footage, Alice change her size...missing footage, Alice turn back to normal" Nooo!!! I want to see the special effect they use in those era to pull off that scene XD

    • @jonathanpartin9833
      @jonathanpartin9833 Před 2 lety +9

      I wish they would find it someday

    • @maliaferry8212
      @maliaferry8212 Před rokem +15

      The film from 1915, the fact that this was found and preserved is incredible, films in the early days was not considered worth keeping if it wasn't popular or has cuts.

    • @kushfairyny1
      @kushfairyny1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I was thinking that..the best parts are "missing" or were they not able to achieve that effect then?🤔

  • @user-st7zo4lm1x
    @user-st7zo4lm1x Před 2 měsíci +4

    THE WAY SHE TOOK THE RABBIT I'M FLYINGG

  • @juanjulioromancampos9814
    @juanjulioromancampos9814 Před 7 měsíci +47

    Mas de 108 años de filmada,y se puede apreciar en una aceptable calidad.

    • @evelinsanchez9980
      @evelinsanchez9980 Před 4 měsíci

      Con esto de los avances de la IAs espero una versión con audio y que los personajes puedan hablar.

    • @mariantza567
      @mariantza567 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@evelinsanchez9980, no gracias!!!

  • @woweric
    @woweric Před 4 měsíci +3

    it’s crazy how humane and relate able they are when they are not just a stern faced black and white photo. they were just ordinary people. it’s just surreal watching people move and smile when it’s 100 plus years old.

  • @enriquemireles8947
    @enriquemireles8947 Před 7 měsíci +31

    I’m surprised the lack of pancake makeup on Alice . She looks so natural you’d think it was recently made.

    • @thenightporter
      @thenightporter Před 4 měsíci +1

      It WAS recently made.

    • @Outlawgurl24
      @Outlawgurl24 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This movie isn’t that old when you think about it

    • @scottgamble7767
      @scottgamble7767 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Not to be picayune, but just as a point of history, actual Pan-Cake make-up (a talc base rather than an oil base) wasnt invented until the 1930's. At this point, standard greasepaint was what was used (Max Factor's "flexible greasepaint", invented for film use in 1914) and that "cakey" look of the film make-up of the day was due to the applied base requiring a heavier powder layer to set it. This sometimes could look "chalkey". Viola does have some eye make-up going on here, but I agree that her more natural skin tone appearance in this film transcends the normal "look" for the time period.

  • @seanryan8680
    @seanryan8680 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Thanks to 4K to make this picture looks good even it’s 108 years old

  • @JohnPiperBoots
    @JohnPiperBoots Před 8 měsíci +137

    Great job! And to think this adorable young girl "Alice" and all the actors are now gone. 108 years to date have passed! Loved this very much! Thanks! 👍

    • @XZ-III
      @XZ-III Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks captn, Weall Fcknkno and are aware of that, time continues on....

    • @JohnPiperBoots
      @JohnPiperBoots Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@XZ-III We all have an appointment with death Hebrews 9:27. Be sure you trust and believe Jesus the Son of GOD as your Saviour today. The wages of sin is death. Eternal life thru Christ. John 3:16, 17 Teach us to number our days that we may apply our heartd to wisdom. #Trump2024 ✝✝

    • @Roman-ww5wy
      @Roman-ww5wy Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@JohnPiperBoots What the fuck are you saying?

    • @JohnPiperBoots
      @JohnPiperBoots Před 4 měsíci

      @@Roman-ww5wy #Trump2024 Stat! 👍

    • @gundulamuller-weathersby3070
      @gundulamuller-weathersby3070 Před 3 měsíci

      Still, lost and restored into our minds

  • @bravosierra2447
    @bravosierra2447 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Still better than the last Marvel movie.

  • @king24764
    @king24764 Před 10 měsíci +36

    This movie is a nightmare, I would be terrified if I was sucked into that world

  • @vernebr
    @vernebr Před 2 lety +102

    Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for such a great work

  • @danielulfe1552
    @danielulfe1552 Před 8 měsíci +12

    I saw the movie Alice in Wonderland, but from the stories narrated with Walt Disney cartoons, but I didn't know this movie as I just saw it. I'm glad to see it, because it's the original movie and the true story of Alice in Wonderland. Thanks to all of you.

  • @shanac5536
    @shanac5536 Před 4 měsíci +16

    It's really amazing that a piece of art like this old film, could be repaired and transmitted to everyone in almost every home on earth in a hundred years. Imagine having something now that's in your home, a piece of cake or the warmth of the fireplace and in a hundred years, that could be available to everyone all over for free. It really is amazing, the human race. We are constantly inventing new ideas without giving the older ones their proper recognition.

  • @doutorpacheco
    @doutorpacheco Před 8 měsíci +10

    I believe I suffer from some aphantasia... I've never been tempted to read the book or watch any of the movies. But the quality of this footage is just unbelievable!

  • @alextoussant3627
    @alextoussant3627 Před 3 dny +1

    This is so beautiful, this is what inspired Walt Disney!! I understand why he produced such beautiful cartoons

    • @alextoussant3627
      @alextoussant3627 Před 3 dny

      Tho they don’t know how to respect animals… Walt knew, he was so gentle with animals, he was sensible

  • @Guernicaman
    @Guernicaman Před 8 měsíci +33

    I wonder if the real life Alice ever saw this & what she thought about it/reaction. After all, she was very much still alive at the time this premiered.
    Also, no doubt Walt Disney saw it too & must've been one of his inspirations for his many attempts to adapt it in animation.

    • @floydlooney6837
      @floydlooney6837 Před 8 měsíci +1

      They were based on books.

    • @Guernicaman
      @Guernicaman Před 8 měsíci +10

      @@floydlooney6837 - You do know that the Alice from those books was based on real life Alice Liddel, 1 of the daughters of the author's friend, don't you? In fact, the 1st book was a present he wrote for her.

    • @fuzzydumpling9829
      @fuzzydumpling9829 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Guernicaman Yall both dorks. Most annoying conversation ive ever read

    • @muir8009
      @muir8009 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ​@@Guernicaman think Ms. Liddell died in '37: would be nice if she'd seen this: I think it's by far the most accurate film depiction made of Alice in wonderland, even down to the very good tenniel costumes

    • @Guernicaman
      @Guernicaman Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@muir8009 - If she died in '37, then hopefully she got to see the creepy 1933 version too, which while visually disturbing, it was a full on Talkie.

  • @Darkswordz
    @Darkswordz Před 2 měsíci +4

    Still better than today's special effects.

  • @supervixen404
    @supervixen404 Před 8 dny +1

    Well, there goes the “no animals were harmed in the making of this film” disclaimer.

  • @lostghost7915
    @lostghost7915 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Fun fact: This is the year tanks were invented and Hitler girlfriend was 3 years old (he was 26)

  • @SloofmanTV
    @SloofmanTV Před rokem +22

    This is my favourite film adaptation of the book and great to see it in such high quality!

  • @Bewbslol
    @Bewbslol Před 11 měsíci +5

    Old movies always have a charm to them the ways they found to portray a stoey with no audio

  • @angeedesierra
    @angeedesierra Před 4 měsíci +4

    The fields are relaxing to see, who wants to go back in time?
    👇

  • @macroevolve
    @macroevolve Před 4 měsíci +2

    When this was in a Theater in 1915, the Music would have been an actual Band in a an Orchestra Pit

  • @MoCoyotes
    @MoCoyotes Před 11 měsíci +34

    Alice’s dream-spirit leaving her body looked so cool.

  • @idont_knowwhat_imdoing
    @idont_knowwhat_imdoing Před 11 měsíci +109

    I love it!!! It's awesome. It's too bad about the lost footage but overall amazing!!

    • @rrppo
      @rrppo  Před 11 měsíci +21

      Thanks! There's about five more seconds of footage (in terrible quality, sadly) and a few other updates at czcams.com/video/PD1Dbn5c2Sw/video.html

    • @longhairdontcare122
      @longhairdontcare122 Před 9 měsíci +6

      ​@@rrppoyou ever come across a exceptionally old flim about a baby cabbage patch?

    • @historysmysteriesunveiled8043
      @historysmysteriesunveiled8043 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@longhairdontcare122 A yes, the homunculi

    • @caulkins69
      @caulkins69 Před 8 měsíci

      @@rrppo Ugh! What's with the horrible singing and the "Trial Expired" watermarks? It isn't worth putting up with that nonsense for an extra five seconds of footage.

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@longhairdontcare122it really do be like that

  • @LeonardTavast
    @LeonardTavast Před 7 měsíci +4

    It's amazing how much the Disney version is inspired by this earlier work.

  • @susiefairfield7218
    @susiefairfield7218 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Was curiouser and curiouser
    Wiki says:
    This film version is notable for depicting much of the 'Father William' poem and it includes footage resembling Tenniel's illustration of Father William doing his back-somersault at the front door.
    The film was the first Alice film to combine the chapters from Through the Looking-Glass with those of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. However, most of the looking-glass portion is lost. It was directed and written by W. W. Young and starring Viola Savoy as Alice. It was filmed on Long Island and debuted at the Strand Theatre in New York on January 19, 1915.

  • @themichael3105
    @themichael3105 Před 5 měsíci +6

    This would be an awesome backdrop to play/loop on stage at a dance/rave festival.

  • @Spunkyandtadpole
    @Spunkyandtadpole Před rokem +15

    15:29 the first ever footage of a furry convention

  • @mond000
    @mond000 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thanks for posting this amazing video! It must have been a lot of work, but art like this can teach us so much.

  • @NISSANZ33
    @NISSANZ33 Před 11 měsíci +16

    Nightmare fuel

  • @ilikecheese3701
    @ilikecheese3701 Před 11 měsíci +97

    The acting in this movie is so good, u can tell what's going on by the actors expressions and body language. More talent than most actors today

    • @Smoky_garfield
      @Smoky_garfield Před 10 měsíci +4

      The acting of alice : yey 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 some animals 👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @sebastianocostantino1
      @sebastianocostantino1 Před 10 měsíci +32

      This is fascinating, but the acting is so raw, amateurish and naive. Come on, let's stop idealizing anything that comes from the past...

    • @Smoky_garfield
      @Smoky_garfield Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@sebastianocostantino1 i agree

    • @Private-Potato
      @Private-Potato Před 9 měsíci +9

      ⁠@@sebastianocostantino1I wouldn’t say that. It takes a lot of skill to express emotions without dialogue without words. Plus it’s one of the first film adaptations of this story; so that deserves some respect. But that’s my take.

    • @user-rh2io7gm1l
      @user-rh2io7gm1l Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@sebastianocostantino1 pantomime on the screen isn't acting?

  • @deancarter9210
    @deancarter9210 Před 7 měsíci +25

    Beautiful, touching, truly dream-like. The costumes and masks sticking so faithfully to Tenniel's unbeatable illustrations couldn't be bettered. heartfelt thanks to everybody involved at every level then and now...

  • @alexistrebexis3195
    @alexistrebexis3195 Před 6 měsíci +2

    The amount and time and effort put into this for the time is astounding.

  • @holotape
    @holotape Před 2 měsíci +1

    The costumes are way better than I would have expected.

  • @IhaveMy0pinion
    @IhaveMy0pinion Před 6 měsíci +7

    I love the simplicity in the first scene.

  • @melribeiro601
    @melribeiro601 Před 10 měsíci +64

    Isso aqui é uma raridade obrigada por postar!😍🇧🇷

  • @davidpo5517
    @davidpo5517 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Almost 100 years, how times have changed so quickly

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 Před 8 měsíci +26

    A lot of effort and creativity went into this production, both at the time it was filmed…and in restoring and bringing it to us here. Thank you.🖤🇨🇦

  • @ishmamahmed9306
    @ishmamahmed9306 Před 2 lety +61

    Hi Colin, thank you for all the work you have put into this historical and cultural treasure. I would be keen to know if it is possible to obtain an offline copy for this film version or for the sources of this film.

    • @rrppo
      @rrppo  Před 2 lety +14

      Hi! Absolutely: here's a 15 GB MKV of the film: drive.google.com/file/d/1j48Fvs7S7wuEcXm6nMq3ikGrBRswB_wq/view?usp=sharing.
      I can share sources too, but I don't have an easy way to store them (I'm short on Google Drive space), and they're pretty large. If you have any suggestions, I'm open. What are you interested in them for?

    • @ishmamahmed9306
      @ishmamahmed9306 Před 2 lety +6

      Thank you for sharing the film with me. That's alright, I will skip out on the sources in light of the huge data involved. The film will keep me company.

    • @gothyacht
      @gothyacht Před 8 měsíci

      @@rrppo Hi Colin, I'm interested in this myself. Do you have it in other formats besides MKV?

  • @tirzeh
    @tirzeh Před 7 měsíci +3

    This is amazing, thank you for your work on this and for sharing it with the world. 🕊️🤙🏼

  • @CoolCoollovesbabydolls
    @CoolCoollovesbabydolls Před měsícem +1

    Reminder that this film is 120 something years old

  • @christinemarsh4827
    @christinemarsh4827 Před měsícem +1

    It is a miracle that this much of the film survived and I'm glad that it did.
    The costumes are exceptional and scenes are shown I don't recall from any other version. ❤

  • @princepeterwolf
    @princepeterwolf Před 8 měsíci +13

    This is phenomenal, thank you so much for posting this!

  • @blaster-zy7xx
    @blaster-zy7xx Před 8 měsíci +10

    I noticed that they didn't do close ups back then. I wonder if it was because they were doing it like they were capturing a play and the idea of a close up just didn’t occur to them.

    • @thetapeloops9522
      @thetapeloops9522 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Only one camera

    • @blaster-zy7xx
      @blaster-zy7xx Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@thetapeloops9522 Agree, but they do edits and they could have edited in close-ups if they wanted to. But again, I suspect that the model of movie making at the time was a play where there is no such thing as a close up. Also in plays, you don't go back and redo the last scene for a different camera view. Just a thought.

  • @jubalcalif9100
    @jubalcalif9100 Před 7 měsíci

    Fascinating ! Thank you VERY much for uploading this bodacious "blast from the past" for us to enjoy !!

  • @Mancada100
    @Mancada100 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Amazing movie! I am very grateful for restoring this forgotten gem!

  • @kadekyogadewantara3288
    @kadekyogadewantara3288 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Thank you for saving this masterpiece...

  • @gideon3401
    @gideon3401 Před rokem +10

    Man, the work that musta went into some of those costumes!

  • @rayogaro503
    @rayogaro503 Před 2 lety +8

    This is what I call movie full Restoration with full 4k and in High Definition and 1080p. The sound is superb High Quality Stereo Sound with Dolby System. All it's want is Colour added. I pass this movie with Flying Colours. BEAUTIFUL. 🎬🎼🎧🎹👍😎

  • @thithanhtrucle5370
    @thithanhtrucle5370 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wow! Thanks for preserving the movie pretty well.

  • @JayRK777
    @JayRK777 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Feel like I've just been hypnotised for an hour 😅

  • @Guyincognito28282
    @Guyincognito28282 Před 4 měsíci +1

    It’s weird seeing people and places from over a century ago looking as real and clear as ones in footage taken now.

  • @cliffhamilton2857
    @cliffhamilton2857 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thank you for preserving and cleaning this up.

  • @gregorkrause
    @gregorkrause Před 2 lety +8

    5:51 and 42:50 nice visual effects.

  • @arysanchez813
    @arysanchez813 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Woooow que trabajo. Una joya, gracias por subirlo aqui ❤

  • @Zalazaar
    @Zalazaar Před měsícem +2

    Great adaptation but the music was so loud that you couldn't hear the dialogue.

  • @philsilverthorn
    @philsilverthorn Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love the music. At times it feels like discovering a lost Renaldo and The Loaf album. I need to check out more.

    • @graphwriter1
      @graphwriter1 Před 3 měsíci

      This music is sick.. Riza needs to hear it lol

  • @meatismurder111
    @meatismurder111 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Old cameras are so crisp. The depth is 👌🏻

  • @MaestroStefanoPetrini
    @MaestroStefanoPetrini Před 5 měsíci +10

    It's incredible how the music could be SO bad, considering the enormous influence of classical music up to that period

    • @ConeFlower-gx2qk
      @ConeFlower-gx2qk Před 5 měsíci +7

      Nah the music is kinda great. Like a real vibe

    • @MaestroStefanoPetrini
      @MaestroStefanoPetrini Před 3 měsíci

      i'm sorry,it's objectively bad, it couldn't be worse@@ConeFlower-gx2qk

    • @MaestroStefanoPetrini
      @MaestroStefanoPetrini Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@ConeFlower-gx2qk i'm sorry,it's objectively bad, and I add that it couldn't be worse

  • @pierregarigue1658
    @pierregarigue1658 Před 7 měsíci +3

    It gives us an idea of the incredible artistry of the theatre technology of the time since that would have been the background of most of those working on the movie. The fidelity to the book is amazing.