Phoebe in wonderland movie quotes, music quotes lyrics. Confounded by her clashes with the ruleobsessed world around her, phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, as her brilliant but anguished mother begins to worry for her daughters health. Her coping mechanisms involve transporting herself and the people in her life into alices wonderland. In greek mythology, phoebe was a titan associated with the moon. Neither her family nor the world in which she lives is capable of grasping the complex nature of what. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites.
Its frustrating to see a movie come close to articulating something specific and important about being the parent of a specialneeds childor any child, reallyand then retreat into broad strokes, out of fear of losing the audience. Her writer mother strongly encourages her unique perspective on life. Due to overwhelming demand from the public, a revised second edition of the book has since been released with an elaborate new cover designed by kirsty herself. This is not the film it appears to be from the title or even the dvd cover art. After much debate, phoebe signs up for auditions and wins. When she is cast in the lead role her parents believe her unusual behavior is due to her creativity, but soon realize that she is on the brink of falling through the looking glass herself. After her peculiar drama teacher miss dodger patricia. Writerdirector daniel barnz paints a colorful, whimsical universe for phoebe one worthy of alice herself.
Confounded by her clashes with the ruleobsessed world around her, phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, as her brilliant but anguished mother begins. In classical mythology, phoebe is the byname of artemis, goddess of the moon and of hunting. At school, phoebe s life is turned around when she auditions for a role in the play alice in wonderland. Phoebe becomes friends with jamie ian colletti who auditions for the role of the red queen and is selected to play the part. Charles dodgson, lewis carroll, alice in wonderland, elle fanning, bill pullman, patricia clarkson, felicity huffman. Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly ruleobsessed world, a troubled young girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional. It was screened in the dramatic competition at the 2008 sundance film festival, and received a limited theatrical release on march 6, 2009. Phoebe in wonderland is a movie from 2008 about a young girl who is in love with alice in wonderland.
Phoebe seeks a role in her schools play, alice in wonderland, directed by her schools offbeat drama teacher, miss dodger patricia clarkson. As a child actress, she appeared in a string of films including because of winndixie 2005, babel 2006, phoebe in wonderland 2008, and somewhere 2010. Although ts is not the main focus of the film, the disorder plays. Phoebe in wonderland is about a 9yearold girl the titular phoebe who is an outcast at her rigid, rulebound school but feels things might change with the addition of miss dodger, a quirky new drama teacher who encourages everyone to sign up for the school play, alice in wonderland. Daniel barnzs phoebe in wonderland confronts the complications of progressive childrearing headon in its first hour, presenting a problem that looks.
This boy tells her shell only get the part if she prays or does things she hates and thats excactly what she does. A prebroadway run will take place at the straz center in tampa, florida in january. Watchmen is a film about the murder investigation for a former comic book. Her mother, a writer, is working on a dissertation on the novel, and their house is a magical place, where phoebe and her sister are entertained with imaginative projects. Phoebe yearns to participate in the schools alice in wonderland performance, headed by the mysteriously alluring drama teacher, miss dodger patricia.
This fictional, highly creative story features elle fanning as the title character, phoebe, who has. Phoebe fanning is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of alice in wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well apart from her carefree classmates. Elle fanning, patricia clarkson and felicity huffman star in. A few weeks ago i watched the film to see how they portrayed these conditions and i wanted to share my thoughts. Phoebe yearns to participate in the schools alice in wonderland performance, headed by the mysteriously alluring drama teacher, miss dodger. Theres the mad hatter johnny depp, the white queen anne hathaway, the red queen helena bonham carter, the white rabbit michael sheen and more. Phoebe in wonderland opens on march 6 we are movie geeks. Mar 06, 2009 phoebe retreats into a world of her imagination. To be so experienced as a child actor can translate on screen to a preternatural poise that, while admirably skilled, tends to. Phoebe flourishes on stage, relaxing and feeling normal, but her impulsive speech and behavior persist off stage. Unconventional drama teacher miss dodger patricia clarkson helps the girl feel more. Sep, 2008 the wonderland motif, which could be a really cool framework for the story, is little more than a sparse reference point, and phoebes occasional dalliances in the surreal are more disruptive than not.
Phoebe in wonderland is a movie that demonstrates that one film can. She performs rituals of stepping certain ways to make sure she gets the part in the play. Phoebe in wonderland examines the difference between the growing pains of a gifted child and the possibility of more serious mental illness. Phoebe in wonderland script transcript from the screenplay. Starring elle fanning, felicity huffman, bill pullman and patricia clarkson. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. The name phoebe is a girls name of greek origin meaning radiant, shining one. Things take a turn when phoebe lands a role in her schools theatrical version of alice in wonderland. Mar 04, 2009 clarkson is at her brilliant best in phoebe in wonderland.
Her mother huffman is an aspiring academic who is beginning to feel like she has not only failed in her professional career, but as a parent as well. Sometimes, wonderful things come to those who wait. Phoebe in wonderland is a us drama about a young girl with tourettes syndrome who finds happiness in the world of alice in wonderland. In closeup, fine detail looks good, and the world, when colored normally, is vivid and full of pop. Diagnosis and treatment of phoebe phoebe in wonderland explores the life and struggles phoebe, a nineyearold girl dealing with the immense burden of psychiatric problems. Phoebe in wonderland features actress elle fanning as a young girl with tourette syndrome the national tourette syndrome association, inc. May 11, 2015 phoebe in wonderland is a movie about a young girl with obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd and tourette syndrome ts. Phoebe yearns to participate in the schools alice in wonderland performance, headed by the mysteriously alluring drama teacher, miss dodger patricia clarkson, who also champions phoebes strange digressions. There are also occasional uses of mild bad language, including shit and goddamn. This wonderland is a world beyond your imagination and unlike anything youve seen before. Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly ruleobsessed world, a troubled young girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher. Writer and teacher robert sardello suggests that we really bring our souls alive with the discipline of daily clothing the world with imagination. Phoebe begins to blurt out inappropriate things, spits on other children and other acts which. Miss dodger patricia clarkson sees her creative spirit and casts her in the lead role.
In october 2016 the limited edition of the wonderland book was awarded an honourable mention in the professional fine art book category at the annual international photography awards. The film tells a story of a 9 year old girl, phoebe elle fanning, with apparent tourette syndrome. Elle fanning, the star of phoebe in wonderland, turns 11 this april. Mar 09, 2009 phoebe in wonderland an independent cinema gem that combines stellar acting with thoughtprovoking and deftlyhandled explorations of identity, parenting, and mental illness. She plays miss dodger, a drama teacher who seems to have dropped out of alice. Her mother felicity huffman and father bill pullman struggle to help and understand her, even while phoebes little sister feels neglected by her parents. In school, phoebe has trouble adjusting to class and. This is a scene from the movie phoebe in wonderland that may appeal to a lot of people, and certainly the sensitive ones which is a strength, especially th. Phoebe in wonderland deals not only with the inner workings of an emotional and creative family, how adults interact with children, and the complexities of how human beings deal with life situations on many different levels, but focuses on a subject most people have never had to face and that is identifying and coping with tourettes syndrome.
Phoebe is an imaginative but troubled girl with a desperate longing to be in her schools production of alice in wonderland. Phoebe in wonderland is a 2008 american drama film directed by daniel barnz. Fantasy and reality blend beautifully in wonderland. Throughout the movie, phoebe constantly tries to fit into a society that is not willing to accept her for who she is. Phoebe in wonderland by daniel barnz daniel barnz, elle. Identifying with phoebe s pain and creative mind, she encourages phoebe to audition for the lead in the alice in wonderland production, which phoebe doesnt agree to initially. Phoebe in wonderland thinkfilm, the debut film of writerdirector daniel barnz, has an overeager, pleaseloveme quality.
A mythological, biblical, shakepearean, and salinger name, the warm and captivating phoebe was given a boost in popularity by one of the friends. This fictional, highly creative story features elle fanning as the title character, phoebe, who has tourette syndrome. Phoebe appears to have obsessivecompulsive disorder or something, but phoebe in wonderland is so intent on celebrating her as special that it quirks up the trauma of her issues. Lily collins movies showing movies and tv shows netflix list citations film bon film film quotes book. A scene in which he tries apologizing to phoebe for an unintended insult is heartrending, and her response is tearfully devastating. Phoebe in wonderland shows how the imagination opens up the world and that there is always something new to be seen, felt, and appreciated. Synopsis daniel barnzs phoebe in wonderland is the fantastical tale of phoebe elle fanning, a young girl who longs to be in the school production of alice in wonderland.
Phoebe played by elle fanning is introduced to us as a 9 year old girl with difficulties interacting with her peers and just generally functioning in the real world. Phoebe in wonderland beaufort county now miss dodger, the drama teacher supervising the elementary school players doing alice in wonderland, described her alice, phoebe lichton, as a very special child. Visually appealing and full of surprises, phoebe in wonderland takes audiences on a fanciful journey into a strange world spun by a complicated child. However, as the production of the play continues, it becomes apparent that phoebe is struggling with mental illness issues. Writerdirector daniel barnz says he wrote the first draft of phoebe in wonderland before fanning was born, but that the movie took a decade to get made. Book by jack murphy and gregory boyd additional dialog by phoebe hwang. Phoebe in wonderland british board of film classification. Mar 06, 2009 the girls mother, hillary felicity huffman, who is turning her doctoral thesis on alice in wonderland into a book, worries that phoebe is resentful of the time she spends on the book. Elle fanning, patricia clarkson and felicity huffman star.
Finally, the phoebe in wonderland script is here for all you fans of the elle fanning movie. Phoebe lichten newcomer elle fanning, sister of dakota is the imaginative daughter of two intellectuals, peter bill pullman and hillary felicity huffman. Oct 20, 2019 this pin was discovered by melody leemarie. Abrams sciencefiction film super 8, for which her performance was praised by critics and earned her a spotlight. Phoebe in wonderland soundtrack from 2009, composed by christophe beck.
Tweetemail tweetemail the national tourette syndrome association, inc. Clarkson is at her brilliant best in phoebe in wonderland. The extraordinary characters youve loved come to life richer and more colorful than ever. Watchmen, horsemen, phoebe in wonderland mark jordan legan has s summary judgment on three new films. Phoebe in wonderland analysis running head diagnosis and. Phoebe in wonderland is a family drama examining the life of a 9yearold girl with tourettes syndrome. Phoebe in wonderland is an imaginative story of a nineyearold girl who struggles with emotional issues while performing in a school production of alice in wonderland. Phoebe in wonderland is clearly a fairly lowbudget production, so some softness would be expected in the movies 2. Feb 09, 2010 this is a scene from the movie phoebe in wonderland that may appeal to a lot of people, and certainly the sensitive ones which is a strength, especially th. The fantastical tale of a little girl who wont or cant follow the rules. Its fancifulness is at times too clunky, its pathos too strained. Dec 12, 2012 the film tells a story of a 9 year old girl, phoebe elle fanning, with apparent tourette syndrome.
With elle fanning, patricia clarkson, felicity huffman, bill pullman. Elle fanning plays phoebe, a child obsessed with alice in wonderland and a few other things. Elle fanning the little sister of dakota stars as phoebe, an odd and insecure little girl, whose parents felicity huffman and bill pullman are on the brink of divorce, and whose homestresses manifest themselves through ocdlike behavior. See more ideas about alice in wonderland, wonderland and alice. Fannings breakthrough came in 2011 with her starring role in j. Released by varese sarabande in 2009 containing music from phoebe in wonderland 2009. Anxiety, angst and alice a 9yearold finds refuge in the fantasy world of alice in wonderland. She has this problem where her brain tells her to do things shes not supposed to. She made her debut at two, playing a younger version of her sister dakotas character in i am sam, and already has 27 movie and television credits.
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