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'.
In Fabric (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Strickland
Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Fatma...
In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dres... Read more
Gaia (2021)
5.6/10
An injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as t... Read more
Following (1988)
7.5/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Lucy Russell
An older man listens to Bill's story about being a callow writer who likes to follow strangers around London, observing them. One day, a glib and self... Read more
The Angels' Share ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: William Ruane, Gary Maitland, Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw
Escaping a prison sentence by the skin of his teeth, the wayward and disillusioned small-time criminal and new father Robbie (Paul Brannigan) is given... Read more
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
5.1/10
Director: Paul Auster
Starring: David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli, Sophie Auster
A successful American novelist meets a most mysterious muse in this psychological drama. Could this woman who possesses an uncanny knowledge of Martin... Read more
Rolf de Heer Collection ( The Quiet Room / Epsilon / Bad Boy Bubby / Dingo / Incident at Raven's Gate / Tail of a Tiger ) (2009)
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Celine O'Leary, Colin Friels, Miles Davis, Nicholas Hope, Paul Blackwell, Steven...
The Rolf de Heer Collection provides an ideal introduction to this remarkable and idiosyncratic Australian filmmaker. Included in this set is the disq... Read more
Frida (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Julie Taymor
Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Geoffr...
The tumultuous life of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is vividly brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor ("Titus") and producer/star Sal... Read more
Simple Men (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Robert Burke, William Sage, Karen Sillas, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan
A stylish, entertaining tale of brothers Robert Burke and William Sage, who set out in search of their fugitive father who in the late 60s became a bo... Read more
Hatching (2022)
6.3/10
A young gymnast who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, wh... Read more
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
The first, and tragically only, film from Chinese novelist turned filmmaker Hu Bo is an ambitious and unforgettable film, reminiscent of the works of... Read more