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'.
Identification of a Woman (1982)
6.8/10
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson
Michelangelo Antonionis Identification of a Woman is a body- and soul-baring voyage into one mans artistic and erotic consciousness. After his wife... Read more
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert
In his feature directorial debut, Peter Greenaway crafts an elegant tale of sexual gamesmanship and murder in 17th-century England. An arrogant artist... Read more
Peter Greenaway Collection: The Draughtsman's Contract / A Zed & Two Noughts / Peter Greenaway - A Documentary (1982)
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Andrea Ferreol, Anne Louise Lambert, Anthony Higgins, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon,...
Peter Greenaway has crafted a string of visually extravagant films that are experimental, erudite, and have won him an ardent cult audience. This excl... 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
Man Of Flowers (1982)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Norman Kaye, Werner Herzog
A haunting, sexually frank serio-comedy about a repressed man (Norman Kaye) whose obsessions include art, classical music and a young woman he hires t... Read more
Moonlighting (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Eugene Haszkiewicz, Jiri Stanislav
Four Polish workmen are trapped in England, working illegally after martial law is delcared in Poland in Jerzy Skolimowski's realistic, ironic film, w... Read more
One From the Heart (1982)
6.8/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton
An extraordinarily visual film examining the bittersweet romance between Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest, with support from Nastassia Kinski and Harry... Read more
Downtown 81 (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Edo Bertoglio
Starring: Deborah Harry, John Lurie, Vincent Gallo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kid Creole
AKA 'New York Beat Movie'. This film was two decades in the making, only recently released for all to see 'New York...the way it was...when it was...'... Read more
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Lili Marleen (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer
An extravagant story of love, war and propaganda in the shadows of Nazi Germany, Fassbinder's "Lili Marleen" is, ironically, one of his few English la... Read more
Eureka (1981)
7.6/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Gene Hackman, Joe Pesci, Mickey Rourke, Rutger Hauer, Theresa Russell
Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke and Theresa Russell star in a compelling drama of human emotion from director Nicolas Roeg ("Performance").... Read more