Phoebe has recently been diagnosed with tourette syndrome. Confounded by her clashes with the ruleobsessed world around her, phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to phoebe herself for inspiration. Phoebe fanning is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of alice in wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well. Midyear 2007, fanning filmed the title role phoebe of phoebe in wonderland. There are lessons to be learned by both the adults and the children, but it is ultimately the childrenespecially phoebe in this film who know how to live a life worth living. Zoidberg how dye do and shake hands phoebe in wonderland part 7 the moose and the lion. Mar 01, 2009 the only problem is that the wonderland characters start to appear right before her eyes the queen of hearts and mad hatter smoke a pipe in the tree planted outside her home, guiding phoebe through the winding maze of adolescence and chiming in with cheshire catesque idioms. Sep 08, 2014 however, the film, directed by daniel barnz phoebe in wonderland, beastly and written by patrick tobin, is less emotionally potent than it wants to be, and feels as if it might have been. And when its revealed, all that fantasy seems unnecessary. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Phoebe in wonderland is about a little girl named phoebe. The film already does a great job exploring the isolated and isolating corners of parenting, and it doesnt really need all that whimsy to make its point. A web page featuring information about phoebe in wonderland.
At school, phoebes life is turned around when she auditions for a role in the play alice in wonderland. Touching, at times intense drama teaches tolerance, empathy. The movie itself is a look back through time, the music, cloth and the old new york skyline. Aug 21, 2009 the awful normals and phoebe in wonderland, plus more. Midyear 2007 fanning filmed phoebe in wonderland as the title role phoebe. When touchyfeely drama teacher patricia clarkson casts fanning as alice in a school production of alice in wonderland, fanning finally finds. Its a shame, because the sparks of brilliance are really wonderful.
It was screened in the dramatic competition at the 2008 sundance film festival, and received a limited theatrical release on march 6, 2009. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. I just saw this movie in rochester ny at the high falls film festival. The movie was filmed in budapest, hungary and was released in late 2010. Instead, a better diagnosis explaining phoebe s behavior would be obsessive compulsive. Daniel barnzs film looks at a family living on the edge of the looking. Aug 31, 2015 7 movies youve never seen to make your night in that much better. Phoebe s parents are having problems with each other. Its fancifulness is at times too clunky, its pathos too strained. Then barnz scrambles to reassure everyone that good hearts and good intentions can make everything okay. This week, we feature the 2009 film that celebrates a young girls unconventional quirks phoebe in wonderland. From july to october 2007, fanning filmed the nutcracker in 3d, playing mary. With elle fanning, patricia clarkson, felicity huffman, bill pullman.
Phoebe played by elle fanning is introduced to us as a 9 year old girl with difficulties interacting with her peers and just generally functioning in the real world. Presumed dead, the charmed sisters start a demonfree existence with new identities, but paige cant escape her whitelighter instincts and answers the call of a young witch named billie. Phoebe in wonderland torrent ita cb01streaming ita. It was screened in the dramatic competition at the 2008 sundance film. These behindthescenes photos offer us an inside look. The film ends with phoebe speaking to her classmates about her diagnosis of tourettes disorder.
After rayarts studio was sold in 2003, production for charmed moved to the paramount studios lot for seasons seven and eight. Thinkfilmelle fanning in a scene from phoebe in wonderland. With fewer fantastical bells and whistles, phoebe in wonderland wouldnt have been as lookatme dazzling. Mar 21, 2020 in early 2007, fanning joined her babel costars, brad pitt, and cate blanchett, as the younger version of blanchetts character in a small part of the curious case of benjamin button. The next video is a similar vibe but its filmed in london, a new chapter in my life. Once upon a time in wonderland tv series 202014 imdb. Park city, utah hollywood reporter phoebe in wonderland reverberates with the frustration of a young girl who seeks refuge in a. Phoebe in wonderland also starred felicity huffman and was released in march 2009. Elle fanning, who was 10 years when she played this role is something so phenomenal that even today many actors cant even produce what she did here. Her coping mechanisms involve transporting herself and the people in her life into alices wonderland.
Jul 12, 2018 its kind of an ode to that, it was where i was when i wrote the song. Id spent much of the afternoon before viewing the 2008 heartland film festivals closing night film, phoebe in wonderland, dealing with a family emergency. Well crafted western with interesting screenplay written by michael butler and dennis shryack. His best friend and agent loses his wife to cancer, which leaves both of them questioning their existence as they struggle through choices and relationships, old and new. Phoebe in wonderland shows how the imagination opens up the world and that there is always something new to be seen, felt, and appreciated. Phoebe in wonderland starring felicity huffman, patricia clarkson, elle fanning and bill pullman includes aerial. The awful normals and phoebe in wonderland, plus more. Phoebe in wonderland film phoebe in wonderland 07 february 2008. Miss dodger patricia clarkson sees her creative spirit and. Id spent much of the afternoon before viewing the 2008 heartland film festivals closing night film, phoebe in wonderland, dealing with a family emergency involving my brother. Kudrow had a son in 1998, while courteney cox had a daughter in 2004 and jennifer aniston has no children. Phoebe in wonderland alexcwebb studios wiki fandom.
Mary elle fanning born april 9, 1998, credited as elle fanning, is an american actress. Phoebe cates is really cold in this movie and somehow reminds me of personal experiences with coldhearted women. Phoebe s sister is jealous that phoebe has recently started getting more. Phoebe in wonderland also starred felicity huffman and was released in march. Phoebe in wonderland film completo, streaming ita, vedere. It was first broadcast on network ten on 21 august 20. Thats only a fraction of what is exasperating about phoebe in wonderland. Although the film, phoebe in wonderland, diagnoses phoebe with tourettes disorder td, i believe the diagnosis to be incorrect. Elle fanning, age, parents, boyfriend, sister, height. Phoebe in wonderland has a beautiful story about phoebe, a shy girl, living in her fantasies. The art deco coolidge was founded in 1933 as the communitys first theater with a mission to entertain, inform, and engagebuilding a vital community through film culture, and its inspired events like the rza recently providing a live score for the shaw brothers the 36th chamber of shaolinare unmissable. This is not the film it appears to be from the title or even the dvd cover art.
There are genuine moments of suburban parental collapse and insight, but this trying little film cant quite hold all the. But what sets phoebe in wonderland apart from other more saccharine examples is the accurate portrayal of protagonist phoebe s onset of tourettes syndrome, and. Swonderland when alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole, little did she know she was in store for growing and shrinking, talking animals, a mad tea party, and a trial. And this is no surprise, since this is a film that tackles a difficult subject, one that impinges upon the thorny territory that all parents must contend with. Daniel barnzs directorial debut, phoebe in wonderland, is an important film in regards to teaching children not to fear psychological challenges. Fanning filmed phoebes title role in wonderland in midyear 2007. This film is full of sorrow when you try to feel and understand what phoebe is going through. With such strong talent, the main flaw of the movie is found in its plot. Of course, this is also the key effort in about half of all childrens films. Phoebe in wonderland thinkfilm, the debut film of writerdirector daniel barnz, has an overeager, pleaseloveme quality. Unfortunately, the film is insultingly soft in its portrayal of neurological disorders, linking the disease to phoebe s fanciful conversations with characters from alice in wonderland, the. Writer and teacher robert sardello suggests that we really bring our souls alive with the discipline of daily clothing the world with imagination. After rejecting the offensive advances of a man named william, a white rabbit magically appears to take her to wonderland.
Aug 03, 2017 in early 2007, fanning reunited with her babel costars, brad pitt and cate blanchett, in a small part in the curious case of benjamin button as the younger version of blanchetts character. Elle fanning speakers bureau and booking agent info. The wonderland motif, which could be a really cool framework for the story, is little more than a sparse reference point, and phoebe s occasional dalliances in the surreal are more disruptive than not. The series was cocreated by jo porter and sarah walker. Elle fanning and patricia clarkson are starring, alongside bill pullman, campbell scott, ian colletti and caitlin sanchez. Phoebe in wonderland part 4 phoebe terese meets brer rabbitthe bottle on the table phoebe in wonderland part 5 the arrival of phoebe teresethe sailors hornpipecaucus race phoebe in wonderland part 6 phoebe terese meets hermes and dr. Park city film is a nonprofit organization presenting the best of independent feature, documentary, world and local cinema. The films strength lies in its candid portrayal of a young girl afflicted and in elle. Mar 08, 2016 in this xrated musical version of alice in wonderland, alice is a cheerful, outgoing and virginal librarian. Michael douglas plays an actor who made it big a long time ago and who now is an acting coach at his studio named after himself, the kominsky method. Although her friends 1994 character phoebe buffay was the only female lead not to become a mother on the series albeit she acted as a surrogate for her brother and his wife, kudrow was actually the first to become a mother in real life. Explore our archives to see the films weve shown during that time. Alice in wonderland is set in victorian times where 19yearold alice is bored of her life and longs to escape. The movie was filmed in budapest, hungary and was released late 2010.
Welcome to part vii of theatre in film, our weekly feature on a film that depicts a life in the theatre. A few weeks ago i watched the film to see how they portrayed these conditions and i wanted to share my thoughts. Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly ruleobsessed world, a troubled young girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher. When i sing it, the way i feel takes me back to how i felt when i was walking around brighton and thinking all of those things, so it seemed like the perfect place to film it, really. Over the course of 10 seasons, the cast of friends became closer than ever. The adaptation of alex flinns novel by writerdirector daniel barnz phoebe in wonderland flatters itself that this is a modern update on. Midyear 2007, fanning filmed the title role phoebe of phoebe in wonderlandthe tale of a little girl who wontor cantfollow the rules. Based on actual events, and filmed in the townships and game reserves most directly impacted by wildlife crime, this dramatic short film paints an unbiased portrait of a modern war that is tearing apart communities and driving a prehistoric species to the verge of extinction. Phoebe in wonderland is a movie about a young girl with obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd and tourette syndrome ts.
Phoebe in wonderland trailer hd national defense is the usual pretext for the policy of fleecing the people. Elle fanning, felicity huffman, patricia clarkson, bill pullman. Box office should be, appropriately enough, beastly. Elle fanning sonicwbii wiki fandom powered by wikia. Midyear 2007, blake filmed the title role phoebe of phoebe in wonderland. It was screened in the dramatic competition at the 2008 sundance film festival, and. Mar 03, 2009 elle fanning tells us about her character phoebe and felicity huffman tells us about how she was impressed with her young costar. Phoebe in wonderland 2008 directed by daniel barnz. Phoebe in wonderland could be a close sibling of danny boyles whimsical childdriven fable millions. It is the fantastic story of a girl who does not wantor can notfollow rules. Mid2007, fanning filmed phoebe in wonderland in the role of phoebe. It also stars felicity huffman and is expected to be released in 2009. The series is set in an apartment building and focuses on four couples as they navigate love, life and friendships.
In part vii, we examine films with biting humor, fantastical plots, and theatre family values. Daniel barnzs phoebe in wonderland confronts the complications of progressive childrearing headon in its first hour, presenting a problem that looks unsolvable. I came away from it with the profound quote below which phoebe was told by her. Phoebe in wonderland, writerdirector daniel barnzs debut feature, is a mixed bag, a film that cant find its narrative center or right tone, variegating between worlds of dreams and nightmares, fantasy and reality, alternating surreal and whimsical notes with more serious ones. Oct 30, 2018 20 behindthescenes photos that completely change friends. The first film to tell the story of south africas poaching war from both sides of the fence. Released in the usa on march 06 of 2009, phoebe in wonderland is a drama film.
The fantastical tale of a little girl who wont or cant follow the rules. Park city film has been screening independent films since 1995. From july through october 2007, blake appeared in the nutcracker in 3d, playing mary. Phoebe in wonderland 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Phoebe in wonderland is a 2008 american drama film directed by daniel barnz.
Jan 31, 2014 elle fanning phoebe in wonderland phoebe in wonderland 2008bluray. Sharing roles with felicity huffman, the film was released in march 2009. Phoebe in wonderland 2 12 stars this film is rated pg for thematic material and brief strong language. May 30, 2007 felicity films phoebe in wonderland here are the first pictures of felicity huffman in one heckuva bizarreo costume on wednesday from the long island set of comedy phoebe in wonderland. Phoebe fanning is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of alice in wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well apart from her carefree classmates. Not only is this admittedly spinoff series cleverly written, plus a cast that doesnt look hollywood mannequinesque, but is wonderful to listen to and look at, and it manages, as few oldschool networks do, to make more qualitydriven t. She is the younger sister of actress dakota fanning and mainly known for her starring roles in phoebe in wonderland, somewhere, super 8 and we bought a zoo which will receive a theatrical release on december 23, 2011. It is the fantastical tale of a little girl who wont or cant follow the rules. She begins to mistake these imaginary folk and their mischievous. Felicity huffman was also starred by phoebe in wonderland and released in march 2009. Wonderland is an australian television romantic comedy drama series. From july through october 2007, fanning appeared in the nutcracker in 3d, playing mary.