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'.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
6/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Indira Varma, Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury
An erotic saga of sexual politics in 16th century feudal India, telling the story of an independent-minded servant who seduces a young King. He become... Read more
Focus (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Neal Slavin
Starring: Meat Loaf, William H Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer
William H Macy stars in this fine adaptation of Arthur Miller's novel about ignorance and hatred during the last days of World War II. Lawrence Newman... Read more
Dogfight (1991)
7.5/10
Director: Nancy Savoca
Starring: Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, River Phoenix
River Phoenix stars as a young marine who sets out with his buddies on a cruel wager: the dogfight - a search for the ugliest girl in town to escort t... Read more
The Brown Bunny (2003)
5/10
Director: Vincent Gallo
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Vincent Gallo, Cheryl Tiegs
Vincent Gallo wrote, directed, shot, edited and starred in his second directorial effort. A haunting abstract road movie about a man in a van travell... Read more
Bloom (2003)
5.5/10
Director: Sean Walsh
Starring: Stephen Rea, Angeline Ball, Hugh O'Conor, Patrick Bergin
One of the most acclaimed, controversial and daunting works in 20th-century literature - James Joyce's "Ulysses" - is brought fresh, bright and bold t... Read more
Locke ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Steven Knight
Starring: Tom Hardy
Writer-director Steven Knight's Locke is a breathless tour de force of script and performance. Actor Tom Hardy steers his BMW through the night and ma... Read more
Orlando (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp
After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world. Young nobleman Orlando is comma... Read more
Last Days (2005)
5.8/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius, Harm...
Gus Van Sant's languid meditation on the price of fame was partly inspired by the life and death of Kurt Cobain. Blake (Michael Pitt) leads an influen... Read more
Cloud Atlas ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Starring: Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Keith David, Susan Sarando...
From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski ("The Matrix"), Tom Tykwer ("Run Lola Run"), and Andy Wachowski ("The Matrix"), the powerful and inspiring ep... Read more
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Jack Black, Ciaran Hinds, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Turturro, Fl...
An insightful dramedy starring Nicole Kidman as Margot, an acerbic short story writer who attempts to reconnect with estranged sibling Pauline (Jennif... Read more