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'.
Medium Cool (1969)
7.4/10
Director: Haskell Wexler
Starring: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill, Harold Blankenship
This unique blend of documentary and drama sets a TV news reporters fictional romance against the backdrop of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicag... Read more
Dracula - Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2003)
7/10
Director: Guy Maddin
Starring: Zhang Wei-Qiang, Tara Birtwhistle, David Moroni, Cindymarie Small, Johnny Wright
Cult auteur Guy Maddin ('The Saddest Music in the World') has taken on the world's most adapted horror tale and concocted his most original and ravish... Read more
Disgrace ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Steve Jacobs
Starring: John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M. Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced... Read more
The Night Porter ( Blu-ray ) (1974)
6.8/10
Director: Liliana Cavani
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Dirk Bogarde, Gabriele Ferzetti, Philippe Leroy
In Liliana Cavani's scintillating drama, a concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) discovers her ex-torturer/lover (Dirk Bogarde) working as... 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
Lolita ( Blu-ray ) (1961)
7.6/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: James Mason, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon
Director Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel captures the author's black humour with ghoulish understatement. James Mason... Read more
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019)
6.8/10
Starring: Jeremy Irons
To celebrate its 200th anniversary after its foundation in 19th November 1819, legendary movie star Jeremy Irons turns in visitor and narrator of the... Read more
C'mon C'mon (2021)
7.5/10
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann
When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away fro... Read more
The Moderns (1988)
6.7/10
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Genevieve Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J...
An exquisite-looking period drama set against the backdrop of the Paris art scene of the 1920s. Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino and John Lone are Am... Read more
Jess and Moss (2011)
Director: Clay Jeter
Starring: Haley Parker, Austin Vickers, Sarah Hagan
Jess, age 18 (Sarah Hagan) and Moss, age 12 (Austin Vickers) are second cousins who have spent their summers together since either of them can remembe... Read more