Dreamchild (Blu-ray)

The magnificent Ian Holm (The Homecoming, Alien) is renowned childrens author Lewis Carroll in this poignant fantasy-drama set in 1930s New York and populated by the fabulous special-effects creatures of Muppet master Jim Henson. To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lewis Carrolls birth, the real-life Alice in Wonderland80-year-old Alice Hargreaves (Coral Browne, The Killing of Sister George)is baffled by her enormous public popularity. As she comes to terms with Americas Alice Mania, she returns in her thoughts and dreams to her idyllic childhood, in the England of the mid-1800s. In a wondrous blend of fantasy and reality, she confronts the unsettling memories of her pastand the strangely repressed Reverend Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll), whose powerful affection for Alice surfaced in his writing to create one of the worlds most beloved literary classics. Scripted by Dennis Potter (Gorky Park) and co-starring Peter Gallagher (Summer Lovers), Dreamchild is a delightfully unique a