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'.
Two Jacks (2012)
Director: Bernard Rose
Starring: Billy Zane, Jacqueline Bisset, Sienna Miller, Danny Huston, Jack Huston
"Two Jacks" is a comical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's short story "Two Hussars", comparing the generational change from father to son within the same b... Read more
Tyrannosaur (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Paddy Considine
Starring: Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman
Actor Paddy Considine's powerful and affecting directorial debut has been hailed as one of the best British films of the year. It follows the story of... 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
Under Milk Wood (1971)
6.3/10
Director: Andrew Sinclair
Starring: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole
This film version of a wonderfully evocative radio play weaves a magical tapestry of words around the lives and dreams of the inhabitants of the tiny... Read more
Under The Skin (1997)
6.6/10
Director: Carine Adler
Starring: Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham
This acclaimed debut feature, made on a budget of $655,000 by a relative new-comer focuses on a highly sensible, confused young woman (Samantha Morton... Read more
Under the Skin (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Scarlett Johansson
An unnamed woman, played by Scarlett Johansson with unshakably alluring menace, cruises the streets of Scotland in a cargo van looking for men. She's... Read more
Under the Skin ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Scarlett Johansson
An unnamed woman, played by Scarlett Johansson with unshakably alluring menace, cruises the streets of Scotland in a cargo van looking for men. She's... 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
Until the End of the World (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Sam Neill, Solveig Do...
One of cinema's most audacious directors, Wim Wenders, the visionary creator of 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wing Of Desire', brings us the ultimate road movie... Read more
Upstream Color (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Shane Carruth
Starring: Shane Carruth, Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins
Director Shane Carruth ("Primer") returns with this strange, unconventional and abstract sci-fi mystery. Amy Seimetz stars as a woman whose life is sh... Read more