Movies Under the Pines: 'Alice in Wonderland'

The Nevada City Film Festival presents Movies Under the Pines (MUTP), an outdoor cinema experience for the entire family at the Pioneer Park bandshell in Nevada City. Enjoy the fun, inventive, and family-friendly “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) on their 32-foot screen—Nevada County’s largest outdoor screen! Plus attendees will be treated to a steampunk-inspired Tea Party with lawn games, treats, and tea. Dressing up is strongly encouraged.

“Because we are only presenting one Movie Under the Pines this summer, we really wanted to make this an over-the-top party with characters from the film and book in attendance, traditional Victorian lawn games plus modern ones like croquet, quoits, chess, and corn hole, and yummy treats like scones and tea cakes along with English tea served,” said Jesse Locks Executive Director, Nevada City Film Festival. “We want it to have a magical feeling no matter what age you are.” Director Tim Burton’s live-action version of Alice in Wonderland follows Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) who as a young girl first visited the magical Underland.

She’s now a teenager with no memory of the place—except in her dreams. Her life takes a turn for the unexpected when, at a garden party for her fiance and herself, she spots a certain white rabbit and tumbles down a hole after him. Reunited with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Cheshire Cat, and others, Alice learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen’s (Helena Bonham Carter).