Art House Cinema
Art House films are critically-acclaimed movies that don't necessarily cause a stampede at the box-office. These so-called 'minor' works are generally seen only at Film Festivals or a few selective theatres, but they stay in the mind, for better or worse. Below is a list of films in Alice's Collection that for one unexplained reason or another, generally didn't quite get the exposure they may have deserved when originally released.
Enjoy finding many of cinema's 'gems' in this section.
Right: Peter Greenaway's 'The Baby Of Macon'.
Damage (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Ian Bannen, Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron, Miranda Richardson, Ru...
Director Louis Malle ("Atlantic City") peels back the layers of one family's tragedy to reveal a middle-aged man and his son's fiancee entangled in an... Read more
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, Joel Grey, David Morse
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, Lars Von Trier's brilliant film inspires adulation and scorn. This neo-musical is set in an earl... Read more
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
5.8/10
Director: Michael Radford
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Charlotte Ayanna, Elias Koteas, Sandra Oh, Robert...
This racy drama from "Il Postino" director Michael Radford, noted for its largely improvised scenes and script, stars Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Sa... Read more
David Cronenberg's Early Works (Blu-ray) (1967)
Director: David Cronenberg
One of the most singular auteurs of the horror and science fiction genres, David Cronenberg has wowed audiences with his depictions of body transforma... Read more
David Holzman's Diary (1967)
6.5/10
Director: Jim McBride
This fake documentary which appears quite real on the surface is about a young man making a movie about his everyday life and discovering something im... Read more
Days of Heaven (1978)
7.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz
A beautifully shot film telling the story of Richard Gere, a fugitive from the Chicago slums, and Sam Shepard, a shy, rich Texan in love with the same... Read more
Dead Man (1995)
7.7/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, John Hurt, Lance Henriksen, Michael Win...
A one-of-a-kind stylish western written by director Jim Jarmusch, about a city accountant (Johnny Depp) who heads off to the wild west for job. When... Read more
Dead Man ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
7.7/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, Gabriel Byrne, Gary Farmer, I...
A one-of-a-kind stylish western written by director Jim Jarmusch, about a city accountant (Johnny Depp) who heads off to the wild west for job. When h... Read more
Dear Wendy (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon, Novella Nelson, Chris...
Scripted by Lars von Trier and directed by Dogme co-founder Thomas Vinterberg, this is a wry, sharply observed perspective on American gun culture thr... Read more
Death and the Maiden (1995)
7.3/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson
Roman Polanski's intense film of Ariel Dorfman's play stars Sigourney Weaver as a South American woman who believes that her lawyer husband's associat... Read more