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'.
Documentary looks at the daily life of a pig and its farm animal companions: two cows and a one-legged chicken. Read more
World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955. Read more
Max von Sydow and Dominique Sanda star in this adaptation of Herman Hesse's classic novel about a man's internal struggle to find peace within himself... Read more
Working from a script by late filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski ("Three Colours" trilogy), director Tom Tykwer ("Run Lola Run") directs Cate Blanchett as... Read more
Two more films from Wim Wenders' digital cinema project. 'Summer Moon' (AKA 'Juminond') features a young couple who, only though they've just met, wi... Read more
Mike Figgis pushes the boundaries of cinema with this experimental digital feature about a chance encounter in Turkey. Originally approached to make a... Read more
Bill Schmidt (James Woods) is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and wants to take it easy. His father-in-law Harry Wayne (Patrick McVey), who ha... Read more
Writer/director Todd Haynes made this stylish, tender-hearted short between his critically acclaimed features 'Poison' and 'Safe', and the deeply pers... Read more
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
From director Francois Ozon ("8 Women") comes a riveting erotic thriller starring Charlotte Rampling as a burnt-out mystery writer vacationing at her... Read more