Alex in Wonderland (1970)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Genres - Comedy Drama |
Sub-Genres - Satire, Showbiz Drama |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Made on the heels of Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, this cinematic experiment is one of the director's more personal films. With a big tip-'o-the-hat to Fellini's 8 1/2 (to make sure no one misses the references to the film, Federico Fellini appears in a cameo), Alex in Wonderland centers on a young director (Donald Sutherland) who feels compelled to follow his recent box-office hit with another blockbuster. While mulling over this dilemma, the director's mind wanders to his past, his present, and probable future. One of the film's memorable sequences involves a restaging of the Vietnam War in downtown Hollywood.
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art, film-director, film-producer, film-studio, Hollywood