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'.
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
7.8/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn
Nearly two hours of dinner conversation between New York avant-garde theatre director Andre Gregory and playwright Wallace Shawn becomes a fascinating... Read more
Union City (1980)
6.5/10
Director: Marcus Reichert
Starring: Deborah Harry, Dennis Lipscomb, Everett McGill, Irina Maleeva, Sam McMurray, Pat...
Echoing the film noirs of the 1950s, Marcus Reichert's powerful production is the epitome of understated, yet deeply affecting film making. A represse... Read more
Permanent Vacation (1980)
6.4/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Chris Parker, John Lurie, Maria Duval
The aimlessness ennui of the "post-punk generation" is the theme of Jim Jarmusch's first feature film. Drawing from the now-familiar world of the Lowe... Read more
Atlantic City (1980)
7.4/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kate Reid, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Robert Joy
Burt Lancaster delivers a stunning performance as the seemingly washed-up gangster, with Susan Sarandon as his lost-soul companion. A moving portrait... Read more
Gloria (Blu-ray) (1980)
7.1/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Gena Rowlands, John Adames, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen
John Cassavettes creates a powerful, tension-filled story about an ex-gun moll and showgirl on the run from the mob protecting the son of neighbours w... Read more
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
7.1/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel
Amid the decaying elegance of cold-war Vienna, psychoanalyst Dr. Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) becomes mired in an erotically charged affair with the el... Read more
Gloria (1980)
7.1/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Gena Rowlands, John Adames, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen
John Cassavettes creates a powerful, tension-filled story about an ex-gun moll and showgirl on the run from the mob protecting the son of neighbours w... Read more
La Luna (1979)
8/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Renato Salvatori, Tomas Milian, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar
When her husband dies suddenly, Caterina (Jill Clayburgh) takes her teenaged son to Italy, where she will be performing in several operas. As she imme... Read more
Wise Blood (1979)
7.2/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton, Ned Beatty, Dan Shor
An unlikely religious leader (Brad Dourif) recruits a ragtag band of followers for his Church of Christ Without Christ in order to expose the hypocris... Read more
Radio On (1979)
6.5/10
Director: Christopher Petit
Starring: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Sting
Following a young London DJ (David Beames) on the road to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, "Radio On" offers a unique, comp... Read more