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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)

Comedy of Innocence (2000)

6.8/10
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Jeanne Balibar

Shortly after his 9th birthday, Camille tells his mother Ariane (Huppert) that he would like to return to his "real" mother Isabella (Balibar) a decla... Read more

comment j'ai tue mon pere (2001)

Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Regnier, Amira Casar, Hubert Kounde, Ka...

When his long-time disappeared father is entering his life again, Jean-Luc, a successful doctor, has no option but to face his own life story. Will he... Read more

Confession of Pain (2006)

6.6/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak Siu Fai
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Jinglei Xu, Chapman To, Yueh H...

Tony Leung plays world-weary detective Hei, who, following the brutal murder of his father-in-law, enlists the help of his former partner-turned-priva... Read more

Conversations with Mother (2004)

7.4/10
Director: Santiago Carlos Oves
Starring: China Zorilla, Eduardo Blanco, Ulises Dumont, Silvina Bosco

Jamie (Eduardo Blanco) is a middle-aged, middle class man about to have a crisis. Not only has he lost his job, but his dotty old mother (played by Ar... Read more

Cool and Crazy (2001)

7/10
Director: Knut Erik Jensen

Much as "Buena Vista Social Club" revealed a rich and unexplored world of music and culture, "Cool & Crazy" introduces us to a group of men who find p... Read more

Corpus Christi (2019)

7.7/10
Director: Jan Komasa

Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has n... Read more

Couscous (2009)

8.3/10
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Starring: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Alice Houri, Bruno Lochet

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant. Read more

Cousin, Cousine (1975)

6.8/10
Director: Jean-charles Tacchella
Starring: Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux

An engaging look at love among the members of a large French family. This french comedy which was later remade in America as 'Cousins'. When two coupl... Read more

Crazed Fruit (1956)

7.5/10
Director: Ko Nakahira
Starring: Masahiko Tsugawa, Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara

Two brothers compete for the amorous favours of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking in this film from director Ko... Read more

Criminal Lovers (1999)

6.6/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Natacha Regnier, Jeremie Renier, Miki Manojlovic

A.k.a. "Les Amants Criminels". In this French thriller from Francois Ozon ("Under the Sand"), Alice (Natacha Regnier) and her boyfriend Luc (Jeremie R... Read more