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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)

Hapkido (1972)

6.8/10

Three graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise wh... Read more

Taxi 4 (2007)

6.5/10
Director: Gerard Krawczyk
Starring: Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal

Daniel, the driver of a very special taxi in Marseille, gets a famous soccer player to the stadium in time and later helps his clumsy police friend Ém... Read more

Nazarin (1959)

7.8/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Francisco Rabal

A priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but many others do not return the favor. Read more

The Beautiful Person (La belle personne) (2008)

6.6/10
Director: Christophe Honore
Starring: Louis Garrel, Lea Seydoux, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet

Cute Junie starts at her cousin Matthias' high school and class after her mom's death. She meets his friends. The boys want to date her - even her han... Read more

Casa de Lava (Down To Earth) (1994)

5.5/10
Director: Pedro Costa
Starring: Isaach De Bankole, Edith Scob

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The... Read more

Me & You (Blu-ray) (2012)

6.9/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement. Read more

Gumnaam (1965)

7.2/10

Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whose butler is expecting them. Then one by one, they... Read more

Homework (1991)

6.4/10
Starring: Maria Rojo

Virginia (Maria Rojo) is taking a class at film school, and has decided on her solo project for the class. She will film herself and her ex-husband Ma... Read more

Goodbye, South, Goodbye (Nan guo zai jian, nan guo) (1996)

7.2/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Jack Kao

A glimpse at the lives of two petty criminals in Taipei. Read more

Miracles (The Canton Godfather) (1989)

7/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do... Read more