Jan Švankmajer’s Alice (1988) is not your typical retelling of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This surrealist masterpiece transforms the whimsical world of Alice into a dark and disturbing landscape that feels like stepping into the subconscious. Drawing comparisons to the late David Lynch’s surreal and psychological work, Alice invites viewers into a dreamlike experience where the familiar becomes unsettlingly strange. Its haunting puppetry and fragmented sense of time.
Rediscover the Classics
Jan Švankmajer’s Alice reminds us of the creative potential the public domain unlocks. Just as Lynch used the familiar to unearth the uncanny, Švankmajer reimagines Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as a haunting dreamscape that lingers in the mind.
Stream Alice (1988) and experience a surrealist masterpiece that Lynch fans—and lovers of the bizarre—will treasure. While you’re at it, explore our Alice in Wonderland-inspired sweatshirt, a tribute to this enduringly strange and magical tale.
Step into the rabbit hole and embrace the uncanny!
The Public Domain Connection
What’s remarkable is that Alice exists thanks to the public domain. Without it, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland might remain locked away, inaccessible to reinterpretations like Švankmajer’s surrealist take—or even Lynch’s imagined version, had he ever chosen to reimagine it. The public domain ensures classic stories live on, morphing into forms that reflect the creativity of new generations.
