| Alex in Wonderland | |
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| Directed by | Paul Mazursky |
| Produced by | Anthony Ray Larry Tucker |
| Written by | Paul Mazursky Larry Tucker |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Ellen Burstyn Meg Mazursky Glenna Sargent |
| Music by | Tom O'Horgan |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Editing by | Stuart H. Pappé |
| Release date(s) | December 17, 1970 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Alex in Wonderland is a 1970 feature-length film directed by Paul Mazursky, written with his partner Larry Tucker and starring Donald Sutherland and Ellen Burstyn. Sutherland plays Alex Morrison, a director who has made one feature and spends his time in Hollywood pondering what his next will be. Mazursky plays a new-style Hollywood producer in the film, and his daughter Meg Mazursky portrays Amy, one of Morrison's daughters. Noted teacher of improvisational theater Viola Spolin plays Morrison's mother.
At the time, Mazursky himself, who'd just made Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), was in a similar situation. The film also features cameo appearances by Federico Fellini and Jeanne Moreau, and seems to be inspired by their work. In particular, Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963), about a film director who's artistically stuck, is referenced. Moreau sings two songs on the soundtrack, "Le Vrai Scandale" (for which she wrote the words) and "Le Reve Est La."
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