The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
2015 | 59m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Clare Beavan |
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| It's a timeless classic of children's literature and the third most-quoted book in English after the Bible and Shakespeare. But what lies behind the extraordinary appeal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to generations of adults and children alike? To mark the 150th anniversary of its publication, this film explores the life and imagination of its author, the Reverend Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. Journalist Martha Kearney delves into the biographies of both Carroll himself and of the young girl, Alice Liddell, who inspired his most famous creation. She discusses the book with a range of experts, biographers and distinguished cultural figures - from actor Richard E Grant to children's author Philip Pullman - and explores with them the mystery of how a retiring, buttoned-up and meticulous mathematics don, who spent almost his entire life within the cloistered confines of Christ Church Oxford, was able to capture the world of childhood in such a captivating way. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 31, 2015 |
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| Director: | Clare Beavan |
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| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | lewis carroll |
| Production Companies | BBC, Swan Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Martha Kearney | Narrator |
| David Anley | Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst |
| Jane Atkinson | Herself - Croft Rectory |
| Peter Atkinson | Himself - Croft Rectory |
| Nicholas Burnett | Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist |
| Ian Clayton | Himself - Ditchling Players |
| Morton N. Cohen | Himself - Author, Lewis Carroll: A Biography |
| Mark Davies | Himself - Local Historian |
| Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | Himself - Author, The Story of Alice |
| Richard E. Grant | Himself - Actor |
| Hugh Haughton | Himself - University of York |
| Peter Howell | Himself - Ditchling Players |
| Alice Liddell | Herself (archive footage) |
| Caroline Luke | Herself - Great Great Grandniece of Lewis Carroll |
| Philip Pullman | Himself - Writer |
| Will Self | Himself - Writer |
| Nicholas Shrimpton | Himself - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Vanessa Tait | Herself - Great Granddaughter of Alice Liddell |
| Edward Wakeling | Himself - Editor, Lewis Carroll's Diaries |
| Jenny Woolf | Herself - Author, The Mystery of Lewis Carroll |
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| Pierre-Alain Mathieu | Sound Recordist |
| Andrew Georgiou | Production Coordinator |
| Clare Beavan | Director |
| Jack Burton | Camera Operator |
| Duncan O'Neill | Editor |
| Alexander Parsons | Original Music Composer |
| Justin Evans | Director of Photography |
| Caroline Turner | Production Manager |
| Rob Newman | Sound Recordist |
| Malcolm Edmonds | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Neil Crombie | Executive Producer |
| Joe Evans | Executive Producer |
| Clare Beavan | Producer |
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