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'.
Blue / Glitterbug (1993)
Director: Derek Jarman
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry, John Quentin
A Derek Jarman double feature. "Blue" (1993, 75 mins) - A courageous personal testimony about his experiences with AIDS, Derek Jarman's final feature... Read more
The Long Day Closes (1993)
7.5/10
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Leigh McCormack, Majorie Yates, Anthony Watson
A poignant slice-of-life remembrance by director Davies ('Distant Voices - Still Lives') picturing a postwar England which seems to be yearning for an... Read more
Steal Me (2005)
6/10
Director: Melissa Painter
Starring: Danny Alexander, Hunter Parrish, Cara Seymour, John Terry
Fifteen-year-old Jake is a homeless kleptomaniac with a taste for older women. He's drifting from place to place in search of his mother who abandone... Read more
Queen of Earth (2015)
6.3/10
Director: Alex Ross Perry
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston
Elisabeth Moss delivers a fearless performance in this tour-de-force portrait of psychological breakdown. In her second collaboration with acclaimed d... Read more
Bait (Blu-ray) (2019)
7.2/10
Director: Mark Jenkin
Starring: Simon Shepherd
Martin is a fisherman without a boat, his brother Steven having re-purposed it as a tourist tripper. With their childhood home now a get-away for Lond... Read more
Men (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Alex Garland
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband. Read more
In My Skin (2003)
6.3/10
Director: Marina de Van
Starring: Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas
Esther, a young research analysist, has an accident which leaves her badly cut and she develops an unhealthy obsession with what her body holds and ho... Read more
The Beguiled (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Angourie Rice, Oona L...
Cpl. John McBurney is an injured Union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the Civil War. He seeks refuge at an all-female South... Read more
Radical Digital Cinema Volume 1: Egoshooter (2004) / Half the Rent (2002)
Director: Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe, Marc Ottiker
Starring: Tom Schilling, Camilla Renschke, Max Timm, Lilia Lehner, Stephan Kampwirth, Dori...
Wim Wenders' Radical Digital Cinema project aims to support young filmmakers in exploring new avenues in filmmaking. Volume 1 includes: 'Egoshooter' -... Read more
Inserts (1975)
6.3/10
Director: John Byrum
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins, Veronica Cartwright
In the golden days of silent films, genius director Boy Wonder (Richard Dreyfuss) is king of the silver screen. But when talkies take over Tinseltown,... Read more