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'.
Bubble (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Dustin Ashley, Debbie Doebereiner
A twisted romantic triangle between three workers at a plastic doll factory leads to a shocking crime that explodes the sleepy calm of a small Ohio to... Read more
Badlands (1973)
7.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Alan Vint
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek star in this tale of two outcasts on a murder-spree in a film that is one of the most stunning directorial debuts in the... Read more
A Doll's House (Fonda) (1973)
6.5/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Jane Fonda, Trevor Howard, David Warner, Edward Fox
Jane Fonda stars as Nora in Joseph Losey's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. Nora risks destruction in order to save her husband's health, an... Read more
Lisztomania (1975)
6.5/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Fiona Lewis, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Rick Wak...
This freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer f... Read more
Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
7.7/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Edward Norton, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Emma S...
Michael Keaton stars in this award-winning black comedy written, directed and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Struggling actor Riggan Thomson... Read more
Vivarium (2019)
5.8/10
Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots
A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. Read more
Moonlighting (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Eugene Haszkiewicz, Jiri Stanislav
Four Polish workmen are trapped in England, working illegally after martial law is delcared in Poland in Jerzy Skolimowski's realistic, ironic film, w... Read more
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
7/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton
Robert Altman's offbeat, moody tale stars Sandy Dennis as a lonely, frustrated single woman whose encounter with a mysterious young man sitting in the... Read more
I'm Not There ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Bale, Heath Led...
From co-writer/director Todd Haynes comes this sublime and surreal examination of the life of Bob Dylan. As such diverse actors as Christian Bale, Cat... Read more
Annette (2021)
6.4/10
Director: Leos Carax
Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg
Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce humor. Ann, an internationally renowned opera singer. Together, under the spotlight,... Read more