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)
Schultze Gets The Blues (2003)
7/10
Director: Michael Schorr
Starring: Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl Fred Muller, Ursula Schucht
Schultze is a middle-aged accordionist whose lust for life is re-invigorated when he hears a Cajun zydeco riff on the radio. He becomes obsessed with... Read more
Score (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Atsushi Muroga
Starring: Hitoshi Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Ryushi Mizukami
Out on bail, tough guy Chance is forced to commit a string of bank robberies to pay off his debt. Given the opportunity to pull off a jewel heist in e... Read more
Seance (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki
Based on the successful Martin Heidegger novel 'Seance on a Wet Afternoon', this Japanese thriller builds a terrifically creepy atmosphere as it follo... Read more
Sebastian Bergman (2010)
Starring: Rolf Lassgard
In two new Nordic Noir thrillers, Rolf Laasgaard, one of Scandinavia's most popular actors (Wallander, False Trail), assumes a powerful new role as Po... Read more
Secuestro Express (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Starring: Mia Maestro, Ruben Blades, Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera, Jean...
Venezuela's top-grossing film of all time is this taut thriller about a couple who are kidnapped and endure a night of mishaps and terror at the hands... Read more
Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot
Starring: Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Benoit Briere, Bruno Blanchet, Pierre Collin
Chosen to close the Director's Fortnight at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Francois Pouliot's comedy charts the chaos wreaked on a small, down-at... Read more
Seoul Raiders (2005)
5.6/10
Director: Jingle Ma
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Shu Qi, Richie Ren, Jeong-jin Lee, Meme Tian
Wisecracking private eye Lam (Tony Leung) jets off to Seoul on the trail of a thief who has stolen a valuable counterfeiting money plate. A raucous s... Read more
Seven Swords (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Tsui Hark
Starring: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Liwu Dai, Duncan Lai, Liu Chia-Liang, Yi Lu...
Donnie Yen heads an all-star martial arts cast in this period actioner set in 1660s China where a ban on martial arts has lead to vicious bands of bou... Read more
Sex and Fury (1973)
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Starring: Reiko Ike, Christina Linberg, Masataka Narasu
Director Norifumi Suzuki's wild, erotic and violent exploitation classic tells the story of Ocho (Reiko Ike), carrying out a blood-soaked mission of r... Read more
Sex and Lucia (2001)
7.2/10
Director: Julio Medem
Starring: Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara,...
Lucia is a young waitress who lives and works in Madrid. When she hears of the death of her long-time writer boyfriend Lorenzo, she seeks refuge on a... Read more