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'.
By Brakhage: An Anthology (2003)
Director: Stan Brakhage
Artist and filmmaker Stan Brakhage has made nearly 400 films over the past 50 years, never mainstream and always fascinating. Brakhage turns his camer... Read more
Nightingale (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Elliott Lester
Starring: David Oyelowo
This HBO Films presentation is a fascinating portrait of one man's descent into the delusions of a fractured mind. Told with incisive imagery, energy... Read more
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Dowse
Starring: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot, Neil Maskell, Pete Tong
The rise, tragic fall and inspiring re-invention of legendary dance DJ, Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye AKA Dennis Pennis) is the subject of this subtly hila... Read more
Barfly ( Blu-ray ) (1987)
7.3/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Alice Krige, Faye Dunaway, Mickey Rourke, Frank Stallone, J C Quinn
Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway are superb in this film, based on Charles Bukowski's writings, which offers insight into the world of the alcoholic, wh... Read more
Decision To Leave (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Park Hae-il
A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. Read more
First Cow (2019)
7.1/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Alia Shawkat, John Magaro
A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seek... Read more
One From the Heart (1982)
6.8/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton
An extraordinarily visual film examining the bittersweet romance between Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest, with support from Nastassia Kinski and Harry... Read more
Fool for Love (1985)
6.1/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Kim Basinger, Randy Quaid, Sam Shepard
The minimalist, barren landscapes energize the smothering, claustrophobic interiors of Sam Shepard's play in this Robert Altman adaptation. Starring S... Read more
Peter Greenaway Collection: The Draughtsman's Contract / A Zed & Two Noughts / Peter Greenaway - A Documentary (1982)
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Andrea Ferreol, Anne Louise Lambert, Anthony Higgins, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon,...
Peter Greenaway has crafted a string of visually extravagant films that are experimental, erudite, and have won him an ardent cult audience. This excl... Read more
Peacock (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Lander
Starring: Bill Pullman, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Cillian Murphy, Ellen...
John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy), a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life. Then, in a moment, everything c... Read more