Alice

Alice (1990)

A younger man and a bolder woman

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.

Date of release
1990-12-25
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (355)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Woody Allen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Alice is a 1990 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, and William Hurt. The film is a loose reworking of Federico Fellini's 1965 film Juliet of the Spirits and Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Production

Allen came up with the idea for the film after having alternative treatment for a stye in his eye. The original title was The Magical Herbs of Dr. Yang, and it was filmed in late 1989. It was a difficult shoot, with Farrow raising her young children while filming and Allen obsessing over details; some scenes were reshot until he was satisfied. Allen later checked into a hospital by the end of the shoot, suffering from the stress.

This was Keye Luke's final film; he died just under three weeks following the film's release.

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