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)
Basque Ball (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Julio Medem
This fascinating and thought-provoking documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Julio Medem (Sex and Lucia) explores the unique language and traditions of... Read more
Battle Heater (1990)
Director: Joji Iida
Starring: Pappara Kawai, Akira Emoto, Kaoru Okunuki
When the Kotatsu heater he finds on a rubbish dump turns out to be the host for a demonic entity, Furuchi has to find a way to return it to its rightf... Read more
Beanpole (2019)
7.1/10
Director: Kantemir Balagov
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women... Read more
Beanpole (Blu-ray) (2019)
7.1/10
Director: Kantemir Balagov
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women... Read more
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Starring: Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatri, Orn-anong Panyawong, Kyoko Inoue, Sitiporn Niyom
A stylish, powerful and poignant blend of testosterone and oestragen telling the true story of Nang Toom, a delicate boy who felt out of place in his... Read more
Beauty Remains (2005)
5.2/10
Director: Ann Hu
Starring: Xun Zhou, Vivian Wu, Wang Zhiwen, Lisa Lu
Set against the backdrop of Communism's rise in 1949 China, it is 15 years since a poor, illegitimate schoolgirl was abandoned; now her spoilt half-si... Read more
BECK (1997)
7.4/10
Starring: Ingvar Hirdwall, Mikael Persbrandt
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, center of criminality in Eastern Europe. Read more
Bed and Board ( Domicile Conjugal ) (1970)
4.8/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Hiroko Berghauer
This warm and affectionate film, the penultimate in the Antoine Doinel series, depicts French middle-class life with ironic and wry humour. Jean-Pierr... Read more
Beginning (2020)
6.6/10
Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yan... Read more
Behind the Sun (2001)
7.7/10
Director: Walter Salles
Starring: Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Rodrigo Santoro
Walter Salles ("Central Station") helmed this powerful drama set in the Brazilian badlands in 1910, where a feud between two families boils over into... Read more