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 Rainbow (1989)
6.5/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann
D H Lawrence's novel about the sexual and emotional maturation of a Victorian girl. This predecessor to 'Women in Love', is well filmed by Ken Russell... Read more
The Red Violin (1999)
7.7/10
Director: Francois Girard
Starring: Jean Luc Bideau, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Carlo Cecchi
This acclaimed film traces the history of a violin, from its crafting in the 17th century to the fates of it's various owners through the years. Among... Read more
The River (1951)
7.6/10
Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight
In 1949 and 1950, Renoir travelled to Bengal for his first colour film - the story of a large British family living on the banks of the Ganges. Winnin... Read more
The Road (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi...
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey acr... Read more
The Road ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi...
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey acr... Read more
The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Eric Rohmer
Starring: Cecile Cassel, Andy Gillet, Veronique Reymond, Stephanie Crayencour
Veteran auteur Eric Rohmer's magical and extraordinary final film is a pastoral fantasy set in 5th century Gaul, based on a 17th century novel by Hono... Read more
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
6.3/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine, Helmut Berger
Tom Stoppard and Thomas Wiseman's intricate script for 'The Romantic Englishwoman' credibly explores the notion that a writer can manipulate the peopl... Read more
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben S...
Gene Hackman is Royal Tenenbaum, a once prominent New York lawyer who fakes a terminal illness in order to reunite with estranged wife Anjelica Huston... Read more
The Sacrifice (1986)
8.1/10
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Valerie Mairesse
Andrei Tarkovsky's epitaph, a dark and complex film about redemption and nuclear holocaust, filmed inexile from his native Russia in Sweden, and starr... Read more
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Guy Maddin
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox
Director Guy Maddin's works are like a window to an alternate film universe - this unforgettable feverish whirligig of a movie is the closest the cul... Read more