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Foreign Language Films

Possibly Alice's strongest collection are the Foreign Language Films. Here you can totally immerse yourself in a veritable feast of titles from around the globe. We have divided this section into regional categories. There are many great films to be discovered within and they make for a preferred alternative to the steady input of Hollywood fodder that generally permeates our screens. Right: The wonderful "Manon Des Sources" ("Jean de Florette" Part 2)

Twentynine Palms (2004)

5.3/10
Director: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissack

A brash, challenging and sexually explicit film accused of being anti-American, homophobic and sexist! David and his French girlfriend, Katia travel... Read more

Twin Sisters (2002)

7.5/10
Director: Ben Sombogaart
Starring: Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl, Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras

A.k.a. "De Tweeling". After the deaths of their parents, inseparable twin sisters Anna and Lotte Bamberg are cruelly separated at the age of six. Anna... Read more

Two Women (1960)

7.9/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Eleanora Brown

Sophia Loren won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a mother ravaged by war as she and her 13-year-old daughter become the focus of attack by retre... Read more

U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)

Director: Mark Dornford-May
Starring: Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zweilungile Sidloyi, Andries Mba...

A vibrant and cinematic re-telling of Bizet's famous opera, set in modern South Africa, and starring the sublime Pauline Malefane as the eponymous cig... Read more

Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart in Winter) (1992)

Director: Claude Sautet
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier

AKA 'Un Coeur en Hiver'. A critically applauded and popular film set in the world of music. Winner of the Venice Silver Lion and two French Cesars, t... Read more

Unconscious (2004)

7.4/10
Director: Joaquin Oristrell
Starring: Leonor Watling, Luis Tosar, Alex Brendemuhl, Nuria Prims, Juanjo Puigcorbe

Set in 1913 Barcelona as psychoanalysis was captivating an entire generation, this unashamedly bawdy Spanish farce stars Almodovar darling Leonor Watl... Read more

Under the Sand (2000)

7.2/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jaques Nolot

A haunting exploration of love, loss and grief, director Francois Ozon's acclaimed drama features Charlotte Rampling as an English-born teacher whose... Read more

Underground (1995)

8.1/10
Director: Emir Kusturica
Starring: Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic

This Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival centres on Marko (Miki Manojlovic) and Blacky's (Lazar Ristovski) exploits through the war years to... Read more

Une Parisienne (1958)

Director: Michel Boisrond
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer, Henri Vidal

Brigitte Bardot is the daughter of the French Premier, and married to Henri Vidal, his chief aide. When Vidal shows signs of infidelity, Bardot fights... Read more

Unknown Pleasures / Xiao Wu (2002)

Director: Jia Zhang-ke
Starring: Zhao Tao, Zhou Qing Feng, Zhao Wei Wei, Wu Qiong, Wang Hong Wei

Two films from acclaimed director Jia Zhang-Ke take a look at contemporary China, its inequalities, direction and disaffected urban youth. 'Unknown Pl... Read more