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'.
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
The Young One (1961)
7.5/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Claudio Brook, Zachary Scott, Key Meersman, Bernie Hamilton
Luis Bunuel's rarely-seen gem (and one of only two films he made in English) takes his oft-expressed themes of morality and sexual perversity and relo... Read more
Mahler (1974)
7.3/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Georgina Hale, Robert Powell, Rosalie Crutchley, Miriam Karlin
A dazzling evocation of the moods, loves, and music of one of the foremost composers - Gustav Mahler. By means of flashbacks and dream imagery, the fi... Read more
The Shout (1978)
6.8/10
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Starring: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Tim Curry
Starring Alan Bates, Susannah York and John Hurt, this unusual film explores the meaning of reality in the setting of an insane asylum. A cricket matc... Read more
The Essential John Sayles: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) / Lianna (1983) / Brother From Another Planet (1984)
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Bruce MacDonald, Adam Lefevre, Maggie Cousineau, Maggie Renzi, Gordon Clapp, Mar...
An eclectic and unmissable collection from a great American director. 'Return of the Secaucus Seven' is John Salyes' engaging debut, looking at seven... Read more
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Blu-ray) (1975)
7.8/10
Director: Chantal Akerman
Starring: Delphine Seyrig
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to... Read more
Steaming (1985)
6.5/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Diana Dors, Sarah Miles, Vanessa Redgrave
The last film by the great filmmaker Joseph Losey features a stellar female cast of Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors and Patti Love in an ada... Read more
Beckett On Film: Volume 3 (2000)
3.6/10
Director: David Mamet, Patricia Rozema, Katie Mitchell, Damien Hirst, Charles Garrad
Starring: Richard Johnson, Harold Pinter, Rebecca Pidgeon, John Gielgud, Jim Norton, Timot...
Derived from the Gate Theatre Dublin's performances, this acclaimed 'Beckett on Film' project brings together a collection of films from the distingui... Read more
Mala Noche (1985)
6.7/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Ray Monge, Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate
Writer/director Gus van Sant's debut feature, adapted from Walt Curtis' autobiographical novel. Living an isolated life in Portland, Oregon, slacker s... Read more
Police Beat (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Robinson Devor
Starring: Pape S Hiang, Anna Oxygen
Patrolling the streets of Seattle on bicycle, West African-born policeman Z (Pape S. Niang) investigates a series of unusual crimes - based on true st... Read more