The famous and critically-lauded Victorian classic _Alice's Adventures In Wonderland_, was very first published in 1865. Written by author Lewis Carroll (real name - Charles Dodgson), this fantasy-adventure story has been adapted to both the stage and screen countless times. There's the familiar Walt Disney animated classic of_ Alice In Wonderland_ which was miserably underrated at the time, while there are a listless number of ambitious live-action screen adaptations that have largely failed to truly capture the spirit and flavour of Lewis Carroll's vivid vision of Wonderland. The Film This 1972 adaptation is something of an exception and stands out as the best live-action version of the book. Some may beg to differ, however, as critical response was somewhat mixed but has since steadily grown in reputation. Director William Sterling, shrewdly manages to encapsulate the often dark and frightening vision of Wonderland. Not to say that this is some sort of kid's horror film - far from it - but there is just something I can't quite put my finger on that slightly gives me the creeps, more than likely due to its intentional surreal, off-the-wall absurdity. A fifteen-year-old Fiona Fullerton heads the cast making, for me, the perfect Alice, to which I always compare to. This was my first taster of Alice In Wonderland so I always immediately think of this film whenever the story is…

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