- Yogesh DaveMarch 27, 2026"Dreamchild" stands as a thoughtful, adult-oriented meditation on creativity, memory, and the complicated nature of artistic inspiration. The performances from actors like Ian Holm and Coral Browne anchor the film's more introspective moments. While perhaps not as widely celebrated as other Carroll adaptations, it offers a distinctive perspective on the man behind the famous stories.
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Dreamchild was released on October 4, 1985.
Dreamchild was directed by Gavin Millar.
Dreamchild has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Dreamchild was produced by Rick McCallum, Kenith Trodd.
Exploring the darker, more mysterious side of Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows its inspiration, Alice Liddell Hargreaves (Coral Browne), as an old woman who is haunted by the characters who had once amused her so much. As she thinks back, she starts to see her relationship with Reverend Charles L. Dodgson/Lewis Carroll (Sir Ian Holm) in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the older one.
The key characters in Dreamchild are Alice Hargreaves (Coral Browne), Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll (Ian Holm), Jack Dolan (Peter Gallagher).
Dreamchild is rated PG.
Dreamchild is a Drama, Fantasy, Biography film.
Dreamchild has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Dreamchild had a budget of $4.5M.
Dreamchild has made $1.2M at the box office.