a world of symbols come alive." Upon the British home-media release in 2011, Philip Horne reviewed the film for The Daily Telegraph. Horne called it "an astonishing film", and wrote: "This is no cleaned up version approved by preview audiences or committees of studio executives – my youthful fellow-spectator declared quite aptly at one point, 'She's rather a violent young girl, isn't she?' – but its glorious proliferation of magical transformations works like a charm on anyone who values the imagination." The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has Alice with a "Fresh" rating of based on reviews. Home media The film with original Czech audio and English subtitles was unavailable on home video until 2011 when the British Film Institute released the film on DVD and Blu-ray. References External links Review of Svankmajer's Alice 1988 films 1988 fantasy films Czechoslovak animated films Swiss animated films Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film winners British animated films British fantasy films West German films German animated films German fantasy films 1980s Czech-language films Films directed by Jan Švankmajer Dark fantasy films Fantasy adventure films Films based on Alice in Wonderland Films with live action and animation 1980s stop-motion animated films Czech animated films Non-narrative films Films about children Surrealist films Czech fantasy films 1980s British animated films 1980s German animated films 1980s British films 1980s German films Czech dark fantasy films Czech animated fantasy films