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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)

MPD-Psycho: Season 1, Parts 5 & 6 (2004)

Director: Takashi Miike

From the brilliant mind of Takashi Miike ('Audition', 'Ichi the Killer') comes the third instalment in his intriguing series, Contains episodes 5 and... Read more

Hulchul (2004)

6.9/10
Director: Priyadarshan
Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Schroff, Arsha...

Angaarchand (Amrish Puri) and his sons have vowed to avoid women after a long-running feud was triggered between them and the family of Lakshmidevi.... Read more

Red Dust (2004)

6.9/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Marius Weyers

Set against the backdrop of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Hearings, Hilary Swank is an ex-pat South African practising law in the... Read more

Godzilla: All Monsters Attack (1969)

6.4/10
Director: Ishiro Honda
Starring: Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Sahara

A bullied schoolboy dreams of befriending Godzilla's son, Manilla, on Monster Island. Through this ethereal relationship Ichiro sees Godzilla and Man... Read more

Donkey Skin (1971)

7.1/10
Director: Jacques Demy
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Jacques Perrin

At once charming, bizarre and eerie, director Jacques Demy's ('The Umbrellas of Cherbourg') colourful adaptation of the fairytale by Perrault (who als... Read more

Gangster - A Love Story (2006)

Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Shiney Ahuja, Master Hitanshu Lodhia, Sachin Kare...

All is not well with Simran (Kangana Ranaut), a young, beautiful, alcoholic spiralling out of control when she meets Akash (Emraan Hashmi) a singer in... Read more

A City Of Sadness (1989)

7.9/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai)

A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers. Read more

The Villa (2022)

5.3/10
Director: Thomas Gilou
Starring: Mylene Demongeot, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Prevost, Antoine Dulery, Kev Adams

With an all-star ensemble cast, The Villa joins the ranks of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and The Intouchables, with it’s touching a... Read more

Les Grandes Manoeuvres (1955)

Director: Rene Clair
Starring: Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Jean Desailly, Brigitte Bardot

AKA "Summer Manoeuvres" A rakish army lieutenant takes a bet from his comrades that he can make love to any woman in the town. The bet of course backf... Read more

Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)

4.5/10
Director: Jun Fukuda
Starring: Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita

The undersea world of Seatopia is upset with the surface-dwellers because of nuclear tests being carried out in the Pacific. They send up the giant b... Read more