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 Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
7.5/10
Director: Sergei Paradjanov
Starring: Levan Outchanechvili, Zourab Kipchidze, Yuri Goyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Na...
THE LEGEND OF SURAM FORTRESS (1985) - Based on an ancient legend, this dazzling film follows repeated efforts by the Georgian people to construct a de... Read more
A Zed and Two Noughts (1985)
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Andrea Ferreol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon
From the famed director of 'The Draughtsman's Contract' and 'The Belly of an Architect', this film is an erotic, beautiful, disturbing, absurdist and... Read more
Insignificance (1985)
6.7/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Gary Busey, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis
A comedy about life, death, sex and the universe, relatively speaking. Albert Einstein meets Marilyn Monroe in Nicolas Roeg's bizarre comedy set in Ne... Read more
Agnes of God (1985)
6.6/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Anne Pitoniak
The childlike novice of an extremely sheltered convent is discovered one night with the bloodied body of a baby she claims not to recognise. Psychiatr... 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
Steaming (1985)
6.5/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Diana Dors, Sarah Miles, Vanessa Redgrave
The last film by the great filmmaker Joseph Losey features a stellar female cast of Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors and Patti Love in an ada... Read more
Death Of A Salesman (1985)
7.3/10
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Starring: Charles Durning, Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Kate Reid, Stephen Lang
A uniquely haunting theatrical production of Arthur Miller's dark and surreallistic parable on the fallout of the American dream. Dustin Hoffman stars... Read more
The Essential John Sayles: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) / Lianna (1983) / Brother From Another Planet (1984)
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Bruce MacDonald, Adam Lefevre, Maggie Cousineau, Maggie Renzi, Gordon Clapp, Mar...
An eclectic and unmissable collection from a great American director. 'Return of the Secaucus Seven' is John Salyes' engaging debut, looking at seven... Read more
Threads (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, Rita May
The aftermath of global thermonuclear war is shown with graphic effectiveness in this shockingly realistic BBC series. Set in Sheffield, England and t... Read more
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
7/10
Director: John Erman
Starring: Ann-Margret , Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo
A remake of the much-loved Tennessee Williams classic about family strife in 1940s New Orleans. Strong, vibrant acting by Ann-Margret and Treat Willia... Read more