In this literary-themed episode of Film Swap, hosts David and Jonathan explore two of the most daring adaptations of classic fiction ever put to film.

First up, Jan Švankmajer’s Alice (1988) reimagines Alice in Wonderland as a surreal, stop-motion odyssey filled with unsettling imagery, tactile textures, and psychological depth. Then, Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (1963) takes us to 19th-century Sicily, where Burt Lancaster portrays a fading aristocrat navigating Italy’s political unification with quiet dignity.

Together, these films examine change—personal, political, and philosophical—through radically different cinematic lenses.

Featuring discussions on surrealism, childhood psychology, Italian history, production design, and the art of adaptation.
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