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)
Tango (1993)
6.4/10
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer, Miou-Miou
A wicked black comedy from the director of 'The Hairdresser's Husband', guaranteed to provoke and delight in equal measure about a man who got away wi... Read more
El Mariachi / Desperado (1993)
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Peter Marquardt, Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de A...
An explosive double feature dvd from director Robert Rodriguez. "El Mariachi" - All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and... Read more
Sonatine (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Aya Kokumai, Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe
'Beat' Takeshi Kitano stars in this very original tale of the last days of a Tokyo gangster. Hard action combines brilliantly with haunting stillness. Read more
Kika (1993)
6.5/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Victoria Abril, Peter Coyote, Veronica Forque, Alex Casanovas, Rossy de Palma
A wacky, colourful, very adult story about a free-spirited make-up artist Kika (Veronica Forque) and the men in her life, including a corpse, an Ameri... Read more
Accion Mutante (1993)
6.5/10
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
Starring: Antonio Resines, Frederique Feder, Alex Angulo
This outrageous twisted treat is set in the year 2012 where beauty and style reign supreme, imperfection and deformity are abhorred. Accion Mutante, a... Read more
The Blue Kite (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang
Starring: Lu Liping, Zhang Wenyao, Pu Quanxin
This harrowing tale of a family's struggle to survive in revolutionary China is told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, who witnesses first... Read more
Cabeza De Vaca (1993)
7/10
Director: Nicolas Echevarria
Starring: Juan Diego, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Roberto Sosa
A visually spellbinding biography of the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, the sole survivor of a 16th century Spanish shipwreck off the co... Read more
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
7.3/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Horst Buchholz, Nastassja Kinski, Bruno Ganz, Willem Da...
The angelic protagonists of 'Wings of Desire' return: Bruno Ganz, the fallen angel now owns a pizza parlour, his erstwhile partner Otto Sander becomes... Read more
Fiorile (1993)
7/10
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Starring: Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, Michael Vartan
U.S. title; 'Wild Flower'. This film of immense elegance set in Tuscany focuses on the Benedetti family who preserve their time-honoured ways, includ... Read more
Flight of the Innocent (1993)
7/10
Director: Carlo Carlei
Starring: Manuel Colao, Francesca Neri, Jacques Perrin
An exciting fast-paced thriller about a little Sicilian boy (well played by Manuel Colao) who finds himself immersed in Mafia warfare and is forced to... Read more