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)
Merci Pour Le Chocolat (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Anna Mouglalis, Rodolphe Pauly
Co-writer/director Claude Chabrol's taut thriller stars Isabelle Huppert as Mika, the villanous spider at the centre of an intricate and murderous web... Read more
Together (2000)
7.5/10
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Emma Samuelsson, Gustaf Hammarsten, Michael Nyqvist, Lisa Lindgren
The year is 1975. Elisabeth tires of her husband, so she packs her bags, takes her children and goes off to her brother, Goran. Elisabeth is a fairly... Read more
Dark Blue World (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Jan Sverak
Starring: Ondrej Vetchy, Krystof Hadek, Tara Fitzgerald
Enthralling WWII drama from "Kolya" director Jan Sverak details the adventures of pilot pals Ondrej Vetchy and young Krystof Hadek, who are forced to... Read more
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Federico Luppi, Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes
From Guillermo Del Toro comes this haunting ghost story set in a Spanish orphanage that houses children of left-wing families during the final days of... Read more
Time Regained (1999)
6.8/10
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Beart, John Malkovich, Vincent Perez
AKA 'Le Temps Retrouve'. A supremely elegant, beautifully designed adaptation of the last volume of Proust's masterwork 'Remembrance of Things Past'.... Read more
8 Women ( 8 Femmes ) (2002)
7.1/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle H...
An all-star array of Gallic actresses - Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Firm... Read more
The Spanish Apartment ( L'Auberge Espagnole ) (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Romain Duris, Cecile De France, Judith Godreche, Audrey Tautou
Aka "Pot Luck". From the director of "When the Cat's Away" comes this frothy romantic comedy in which Xavier, a French college senior, signs up for a... Read more
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002)
Director: Carlos Carrera
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancon, Sancho Gracia
Aka "The Crime of Padre Amaro". Recently ordained a priest, 24 year-old Father Amaro (Gael Garcia Bernal) is sent to a small parish church in Los Reye... Read more
Ruby and Quentin ( Tais-toi! ) (2003)
4.9/10
Director: Francis Veber
Starring: Jean Reno, Gerard Depardieu
Ruby (Jean Reno) has only one thing on his mind: to avenge the death of the woman he loved at the hand of a criminal. Quentin (Gerard Depardieu) has v... Read more
Father and Son (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Alexander Sokurov
Starring: Andrei Shchetinin, Aleksei Nejmyshev, Aleksandr Razbash
Alexander Sokurov, the visionary director of "Russian Ark", presents another powerful work of intense beauty and emotion. Following the critically acc... Read more