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'.
Pale Flower (Blu-ray) (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Starring: Seiji Miyaguchi, Eijiro Tono
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young wo... Read more
Scrapper (2023)
7/10
Starring: Harris Dickenson, Lola Campbell
Living alone in her London flat, 12-year-old Georgie must confront reality when her estranged father, Jason, shows up out of nowhere. Uninterested in... Read more
On the Road (Blu-ray) (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Walter Salles
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Amy Adams, Tom...
Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") helms this adaptation of the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac that defined the Beat Generation. Sam Riley stars a... Read more
Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean (1982)
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Cher , Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, Kathy Bates
Once again Robert Altman has assembled a superior cast for this story of a 20 year reunion of a James Dean fan club. Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black a... Read more
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
6.3/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine, Helmut Berger
Tom Stoppard and Thomas Wiseman's intricate script for 'The Romantic Englishwoman' credibly explores the notion that a writer can manipulate the peopl... Read more
Ken Park (2002)
5.9/10
Director: Larry Clark
Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; C... Read more
The Day of the Locust (Blu-ray) (1975)
7/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith
Nathanael West's powerful novel about Hollywood in the 30's is faithfully transferred to the screen. William Atherton is the naive artist who learns t... Read more
Rachel Getting Married (Blu-ray) (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Debra Winger, Mathe...
Alternately heartbreaking and acidic dysfunctional family drama stars Anne Hathaway as Kym, a recovering drug addict who has checked out of rehab and... Read more
Model Shop (Blu-ray) (1969)
6.7/10
Director: Jacques Demy
Starring: Anouk Aimee, Gary Lockwood, Tom Holland, Severn Darden
George Matthews is a young man who is having a bittersweet affair with a French divorcée in Los Angeles. Waiting to be drafted, he is unable to commit... Read more
Visitors (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Director Godfrey Reggio reveals humanity's trance-like relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces ma... Read more