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'Imagine Otherwise' Film Series: 'Alice in Wonderland' (1981) and 'Tale of Tales' (1979)

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Film Screening Humanities

Thu, Nov 6, 2025

7 PM – 9 PM EST (GMT-5)

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, Room 301

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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These two short films both reflect the distinct and experimental animation practices at work in the late Soviet Union. "Alice in Wonderland" was produced by the Ukrainian animation and film studio Kyivnaukfilm, well known for its surreal and experimental approach to animation. While the character designs were influenced by Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations, the animation adds its own Soviet twist. "Tale of Tales," on the other hand, takes the Soviet past itself as the material for self-mythologization, with a script from Lyudmila Petrushevskaia narrativizing Soviet history through the framework of the fairytale.

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Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, Room 301

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (OWNER)