Dreamchild
François and Noémie run a sawmill in the mountains not far from the Swiss border. François has taken over his family's business, making him the fourth generation. He dreams of having a child. After years of failed fertility assistance, they give up on having a baby of their own and turn to adoption. But then François meets Patricia, new to the neighborhood. They begin a passionate affair. Soon after, Patricia gets… From TMDB
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19 of 19 · most liked firstWhich is yet another chance to recommend the 1985 movie “Dreamchild,” about Lewis Carrol’s muse, Alice Liddell. If features an amazing (if slightly whitewashed) depiction of Carroll by Ian Holm, and some of Jim Henson’s most effectively disturbing puppetry. Written by the legendary Dennis Potter.
unlabelledView post →The dude who did pennies from heaven, the original BBC series, also did a movie about Lewis Carroll and his relationship with Alice Liddell called Dreamchild, which is one of the weirdest fucking movies I've ever seen. And if not for the internet, I might be convinced I imagined it
unlabelledView post →Good films from 1985 that are more obscure: Dreamchild A Zed and Two Noughts The Company of Wolves Return to Oz Ladyhawke The Stuff The original Dutch version of The Lift, a movie about a killer elevator (my list may be skewed by watching mostly horror movies)
unlabelledView post →Dennis Potter (with scenes from the film "Dreamchild", for which Potter wrote the screenplay) - BOTD
unlabelledView post →Dreamchild (1985) A sadly neglected British fantasy film in which now elderly Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice books, reflects on her childhood relationship with Carroll. Screenplay by Dennis Potter Directed by Gavin Millar, who was BOTD in 1938
unlabelledView post →Dennis Potter (with scenes from the film "Dreamchild", for which Potter wrote the screenplay) - BOTD
unlabelledView post →Dennis Potter (with scenes from the film "Dreamchild", for which Potter wrote the screenplay) - BOTD
unlabelledView post →Thanks to @essaydaily.bsky.social for letting me hop into the Advent calendar project and write about "Dreamchild," an unsettling 1985 movie about the real Alice in Wonderland, featuring Jim Henson Creature Shop puppets, that we never talk about anymore. www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
unlabelledView post →The nightmarish Alice in Wonderland creatures from the film Dreamchild. A fictionalized account of the real life Alice as a bitter old woman.
unlabelledView post →DREAMCHILD (1985, Plex, #film) WOW. A bracing, queasy, meticulously assembled drama about Lewis Carroll and his chosen inspiration, the preadolescent Alice Pleasance Hargreaves. The script is redolent, the muppeteering is grotesque, and the performances are superb. h/t @gaijinrando.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →“Itch scritch scratch!” That griffon from ‘The Storyteller’ is one of my fav creatures from movies/tv. Amazing combination of oversize puppetry and voice artist performance. Henson did another superb griffon ( although not quite as good ) for the movie ‘Dreamchild’. Also, Charlene Sinclair <3
unlabelledView post →One of my favourite versions. Probably the most similar to the haunting puppet in the film Dreamchild. saw a pretty dull production of rusalka last year, and In my head I thought Rackham couldve done the story more justice Fantasy/fairytales with natural detail was very much his thing
unlabelledView post →For Dec 14 in the @essaydaily.bsky.social advent calendar @erinkeane.bsky.social wants to talk about a forgotten Jim Henson Muppets film, Dreamchild (1985): www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
unlabelledView post →Just occurred to me that this might be a movie tie-in for Dennis Potter/Jim Henson’s Dreamchild - but that’s even more horrific than I remembered…
unlabelledView post →My 1st sighting of Coral Browne was prob Auntie Mame I think. But I saw on TV a tiny movie she started in during her later yrs ...Dreamchild. I was mesmerized. Luv to see someone mention an actor, movie, song etc that rattles my memories and appreciation. Glad you're here.
unlabelledView post →Ian Holm. What an understated talent he possessed. Every performance raised the bar of the film it graced. I particularly treasure him in Dreamchild (1985) and Dance With a Stranger (1985). The Sweet Hereafter was the rare chance he was given to be front and centre. Mesmerising.
unlabelledView post →Just watched Dreamchild (1985) and rated it 3 stars on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/splend/film/dreamchild/ #FilmSky Post made with @letterboxdposter.finiteui.com
unlabelledView post →Whenever Bowie crosses my timeline, I feel compelled to remind people that Gates McFadden was a choreographer for Labyrinth, so Dr. Crusher is highly goblin adjacent. Also for this weird Dennis Potter movie called Dreamchild, which is like Alice in Wonderland meets the Dark Crystal. But no Bowie.
unlabelledView post →Did you ever see the film Dreamchild? It's not an adaptation of Alice but does have many scenes from the book, interspersed with Alice Hargreaves' trip to America for Lewis's centenniel. It's from ages ago, but I remember liking it, being glad that child Alice had, like her inspiration, dark hair.
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