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'.
If.... (1968)
7.7/10
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
A daringly anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in 'A Clockwo... Read more
If.... (Blu-ray) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
A daringly anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in 'A Clockwo... Read more
David Holzman's Diary (1967)
6.5/10
Director: Jim McBride
This fake documentary which appears quite real on the surface is about a young man making a movie about his everyday life and discovering something im... Read more
David Cronenberg's Early Works (Blu-ray) (1967)
Director: David Cronenberg
One of the most singular auteurs of the horror and science fiction genres, David Cronenberg has wowed audiences with his depictions of body transforma... Read more
Weekend (1967)
7.2/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
A mind-expanding anti-Western diatribe about one woman's road to guerrillahood is among Godard's more fully realised works, with a long traffic-jam se... Read more
Privilege (1967)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Watkins
Starring: Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton
Steven Shorter, the biggest pop star of his day, is loved by millions; his approval or endorsement can guide the choices and actions of the masses. Bu... Read more
Poor Cow (1967)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Terence Stamp, Carol White, Malcolm McDowell
Director Ken Loach's theatrical debut film is this gritty account of a young London woman (Carol White) trying to cope in squalor while her husband (J... Read more
Marat / Sade (1967)
7.6/10
Director: Peter Brook
Starring: Patrick Magee, Glenda Jackson, Clifford Rose
('The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sa... Read more
Ulysses (1967)
6.6/10
Director: Joseph Strick
Starring: Barbara Jefford, Milo O'Shea, Maurice Roeves, T P McKenna
Joseph Strick directed this daring stream-of-consciousness adaptation of James Joyce's great novel, which follows Leopold Bloom through the streets an... Read more
Cathy Come Home (1966)
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Carol White, Ray Brooks
"Cathy Come Home" is probably the most famous British television play ever, watched by a quarter of the population both on its first broadcast in Nove... Read more