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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)

The Namesake (2006)

7.6/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu , Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson

Spanning two generations of an Indian immigrant family in New York, Mira Nair's culture clash drama begins as Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and his arranged bri... Read more

The Night Is Young ( Mauvais Sang ) (1986)

5.7/10
Director: Leos Carax
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Michel Piccoli

'Mauvais Sang'. This exhilarating, affecting, romantic film mixes music and visuals to amazing effect and follows the exploits of Alex, a young card-t... Read more

The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

7.5/10
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Starring: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Norma Martel

Aka "The Night of San Lorenzo". During the final days of World War II, a small town in Italy finds its residents divided into two factions - those who... Read more

The Night of the Sunflowers (2006)

7.1/10
Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
Starring: Carmelo Gomez, Celso Bugallo

The discovery of a young woman's dead body in the middle of a sunflower field near a quiet village will lead to a tragic string of events, and a vicio... Read more

The Official Story (1985)

7.8/10
Director: Luis Puenzo
Starring: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro

1985's Academy Award winner is a politically explosive and emotionally draining drama set in the tumultuous period after the Falkland's debacle. Alean... Read more

The Only Son (1936)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son. Read more

The Orphanage (2007)

7.5/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Roger Princep, Mabel Rivera

A gothic chiller featuring a woman returning to the now-closed orphanage where she was raised. Laura and her husband plan to reopen it as a home for d... Read more

The Other Side Of Sunday (1997)

7.1/10
Director: Berit Nesheim
Starring: Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjorn Sundquist

Aka 'Sondagsengler'. This Academy Award nominee for best foreign film, set in 1950s Norway, is a lyrical, biting look at a small church community and... Read more

The Other Side of the Bed (2002)

6.6/10
Director: Emilio Martinez Lazaro
Starring: Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo, Alberto San Juan, Natalia Verbeke, Ernesto Alterio,...

"The Other Side of the Bed" is a raucous and sexy romantic comedy with a musical twist. The film tells the story of two couples, along with a collecti... Read more

The Out-Laws (AKA Clan) (2012)

Starring: Barbara Sarafian

Clan draws you into the lives of the Goethals sisters, tied together by the premature death of their parents, they've clung to each other like a real... Read more