I find it utterly fascinating to look at a piece of film history that has survived for over 100 years. Thank you, MUBI/The Auteurs, for making it availiable to us and thank you BFI for restoring it.

I really enjoy the beginning and the end. The middle part is a little awkward, though. After all, this is a story that mainly lives from its puns, neologisms and nonsensical dialogues, which must be difficult to adapt for a silent film. I guess that if I had not read the novel before, this would have been rather irritating during some scenes. However, the performances might lack a little vigour but the costume design is wonderful.

Oh, and is it just me or does anybody else find the bit in which the March Hare and the Mad Hatter try to put the Dormouse’s head into the tea pot slightly disturbing?