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'.
The Trial (1993)
6/10
Director: David Jones
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards
Kafka's landmark novel is brought to life with a faithful Harold Pinter screenplay, superior Prague locations and an excellent cast including Kyle Mac... Read more
The Red Violin (1999)
7.7/10
Director: Francois Girard
Starring: Jean Luc Bideau, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Carlo Cecchi
This acclaimed film traces the history of a violin, from its crafting in the 17th century to the fates of it's various owners through the years. Among... Read more
The Legend Of 1900 (1999)
8.1/10
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Aboard a floating luxury liner, at the very turn of the 20th century, a newborn child is discovered in the aftermath of New Year's Eve, 1900. He is de... Read more
Hidden Agenda (1990)
7/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling
Paul Sullivan, an American lawyer with an international reputation, has been shot in Northern Ireland. Police say he failed to stop at a roadblock. De... Read more
Taking Sides (2001)
7.2/10
Director: Istvan Szabo
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Moritz Bleibtreu
Filmmaker Istvan Szabo follows up his acclaimed "Sunshine" with this mediation on Wilhelm Furtwangler. As the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orc... Read more
11'09"01 - September 11 (2002)
Director: Claude Lelouch, Idrissa Ouedrago, Ken Loach, Mira Nair, Samira Makhmalbaf, Sean Penn, Shohei Imamura, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Danis Tanovic, Amos Gitai, Youssef Chahine
This film is a unique and extraordinary response to the catastrophic events in New York City that shook the world on September 11, 2001. Producer Alai... Read more
In This World (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah , Imran Paracha
From director Michael Winterbottom comes a shattering docudrama concerning a pair of Afghan boys who attempt to flee their refugee camp in Pakistan. S... Read more
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Delia Silvan, Chris Haywood, Vicki Attard
"I'm a dancer. You will understand me when you see me dance." - Vaslav Nijinsky. "The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky" is based on the published diary "Cah... Read more
Northfork (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Polish
Starring: Peter Coyote, Anthony Edwards, Daryl Hannah, Kyle MacLachlan, Nick Nolte, Mark P...
This visionary tale is centered around a mid-1950s evacuation of a small Montana town that will be flooded following completion of a new dam. With mos... Read more
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
6.2/10
Director: Claude Lelouch
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte, Alessandra Martines, Claudia Car...
Intriguing, beautifully photographed tale from Claude Lelouch ('A Man and A Woman') has Jeremy Irons as the prime suspect in a burglary when a cache o... Read more