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Thru the Mirror

Thru the Mirror

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy · 1936

Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

Movie details

Thru the Mirror

“Mickey dreams he goes through his mirror to the other side.”

1936 Animation · Comedy · Fantasy 9m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Hand

Written by

William Cottrell · Joe Grant · Bob Kuwahara

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Radio Hiccup (voice) (uncredited)

James MacDonald

James MacDonald

King of Hearts (voice) (uncredited)

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Nutcracker Tool (voice) (uncredited)

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Telephone (voice) (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put Thru the Mirror on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.