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'.
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
Cemetery of Splendour (2015)
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Petchthai Wongkamlao, Banlop Lomnoi
In rural Thailand, a community sets up a makeshift hospital to care for a cadre of soldiers stricken with a mysterious sleeping sickness. A volunteer... Read more
Cannes Man (1996)
5.3/10
Director: Richard Martin
Starring: Seymour Cassel, Francesco Quinn, Rebecca Broussard, Johnny Depp, John Malkovich,...
Set within the glitz and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival comes the wonderful farce featuring Seymour Cassel as a legendary film producer who takes... Read more
Valentino (1977)
6.2/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Carol Kane, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Rudolf Nureyev, Seymour Cassel, Fel...
In 1926, the tragic and untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to co... Read more
La Commare Secca ( The Grim Reaper ) (1962)
6.9/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Carlotta Barilli, Lorenza Benedetti, Clorinda Celani, Vincenzo Ciccora
Bertolucci's debut feature was written by his friend Pier Paolo Pasolini and bears that filmmaker's mark of realism. When a prostitute is murdered in... Read more
The Neon Demon ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Jena Malone, Keanu Reeves, Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Bella Heathcote, K...
17 year old Jesse heads to Hollywood to try and make it in the modelling business. Arriving at an agency with a set of portraits taken by her boyfrien... Read more
Limbo (2020)
7.2/10
Limbo is a wry and poignant observation of the refugee experience, set on a fictional remote Scottish island where a group of new arrivals await the r... Read more
Carla's Song (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Oyanka Cabzas, Robert Carlyle, Scott Glenn
This touching film from English film legend Ken Loach tells the story of the relationship between George (Robert Carlyle) a free spirited Scottish bus... Read more
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
7/10
Director: John Erman
Starring: Ann-Margret , Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo
A remake of the much-loved Tennessee Williams classic about family strife in 1940s New Orleans. Strong, vibrant acting by Ann-Margret and Treat Willia... Read more
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Valeria...
An all-star cast shines in this comedy-drama of five vignettes, as modern women deal with a myriad of problems. Glenn Close struggles with loneliness;... Read more