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'.
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
5.1/10
Director: Paul Auster
Starring: David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli, Sophie Auster
A successful American novelist meets a most mysterious muse in this psychological drama. Could this woman who possesses an uncanny knowledge of Martin... Read more
The Isle (2001)
7/10
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Jung Suh, Kim Yoo-Seok, Park Sung-Hee
'The Isle' tells the tale of a beautiful woman living on an eerie, remote lake selling food to fisherman by day, and her body by night. When the woman... Read more
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
7.5/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Morgan Woodward, Seymour Cassel, Timothy Carey
Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) owns a strip joint; he loves his girls and he loves his job. Trouble is, however, he also loves to gamble and this has res... Read more
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: Director's Cut (1978)
7.5/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Morgan Woodward, Seymour Cassel, Timothy Carey
Gritty and compelling John Cassevetes film. A proud Los Angeles strip club owner whose gambling debts get out of control, would rather take the option... Read more
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
7.6/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie
One of the most controversial films of recent years, this adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel is essentially about the battle raging within Jesus w... Read more
The Legend Of 1900 (1999)
8.1/10
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Aboard a floating luxury liner, at the very turn of the 20th century, a newborn child is discovered in the aftermath of New Year's Eve, 1900. He is de... Read more
The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
7.5/10
Director: Sergei Paradjanov
Starring: Levan Outchanechvili, Zourab Kipchidze, Yuri Goyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Na...
THE LEGEND OF SURAM FORTRESS (1985) - Based on an ancient legend, this dazzling film follows repeated efforts by the Georgian people to construct a de... Read more
The Lickerish Quartet (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Radley Metzger
Starring: Silvana Venturelli, Frank Wolff, Erika Remberg, Paolo Turco
Filmed in the breathtaking Castle of Balsorano in Italy's Abruzzi Mountains, 'The Lickerish Quartet' finds three people obsessed with an erotic film -... Read more
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Go...
Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, el... Read more
The Lighthouse (2019)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Read more