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)
Leolo (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon
Starring: Ginette Reno, Pierre Bourgault, Maxime Collin
A sort of 'Toto the Hero' as made by David Lynch, this is as bizarre as it is hilarious, centering on the adventures of 11-year-old Leo (Maxime Collin... Read more
Once Upon A Time In China III (1993)
6.8/10
Director: Tsui Hark
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok
In the third chapter of Tsui Hark's saga on the life of Wong Fei-hong stars Jet Li as the famed martial artist in a wild action tale set in early 20t... Read more
The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
7.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong
A thoughtful and carefully observed drama about a 10-year-old servant girl who comes to work in a Saigon household in 1951. Details her relationships... Read more
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Winston Chao, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Gay Taiwanese-American Winston Chao tries to fool his parents via a fake wedding, with unexpected complications. This grand comedy knowingly and poign... Read more
Vacas (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Julio Medem
Starring: Ana Torrent, Emma Suarez, Carmelo Gomez, Txema Blasco
Director Julio Medem presents a saga spanning over half a century of the twisted goings on between two families in Northern Spain. Carmelo Gomez and K... Read more
Mediterraneo (1992)
7.4/10
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Starring: Claudio Bigagli, Diego Abatantuono, Ugo Conte
Winner of the 1991 Best Foreign Language Academy Award. A small, eight-man battalion is ordered to secure a strategically unimportant Greek island. Th... Read more
Jamon Jamon (1992)
6.5/10
Director: Bigas Luna
Starring: Anna Galiena, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz
A delightfully clever erotic black comedy about sex and food, which also serves to mirror Spanish society in transition. The scenario focuses on the v... Read more
Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart in Winter) (1992)
Director: Claude Sautet
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier
AKA 'Un Coeur en Hiver'. A critically applauded and popular film set in the world of music. Winner of the Venice Silver Lion and two French Cesars, t... Read more
Belle Epoque (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Fernando Trueba
Starring: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdu
Set in 1931, a time of promise and optimism in pre-Franco Spain, this delightfully earthy, cheerful comedy tells of a hearty young army deserter (Jorg... Read more
Indochine (1992)
7.1/10
Director: Regis Wargnier
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham
Set in 1930's French Indo-China this film studies the fascinating relation-ship between two women - a French mother and her adopted Indochinese daught... Read more