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 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
Passing Fancy (1933)
7.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Two Tokyo co-workers come across a destitute young lady in search of a place to live. Read more
I Was Born, But... (1932)
7.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace. Read more
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
7.7/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague. Read more
Dracula (1931)
7.6/10
Director: Tod Browning, George Melford
Starring: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Carlo...
Although there have been numerous screen visions of Bram Stoker's classic tale, none is more enduring than this 1931 original. Towering ominously amon... Read more
Le Million (1931)
7.6/10
Director: Rene Clair
Starring: Annabella , Rene Lefevre
A totally charming musical comedy about two penniless artists who win the lottery and become millionaires. But the lottery tickets are in a coat that... Read more
L'Age d'Or (1930)
7.3/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwa... Read more
The Blue Angel (1930)
7.8/10
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Emil Jannings
Von Sternberg's classic study of sexual humiliation made Marlene Dietrich a star as Lola-Lola, the vulgar nightclub singer who brings the dignified un... Read more
The Student Comedies: (1929)
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu
THE OZU COLLECTION THE STUDENT COMEDIES (2 DVD) Films by Yasujiro Ozu Master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) has been revered all ov... Read more
Asphalt (1929)
7.6/10
Director: Joe May
Starring: Betty Amann, Gustav Frohlich, Else Heller
One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era from acclaimed director Joe May. A by-the-book traffic cop (Gustav Frohlich) catche... Read more