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 Decline of the American Empire (1986)
7.3/10
Director: Denys Arcand
Starring: Dominque Michel, Dorothee Berryman, Louise Portal
An acclaimed French-Canadian comedy that wittily explores the sexual mores (or lack thereof) of eight Quebec intellectuals brought together for a Sund... Read more
When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
7.9/10
Director: Emir Kusturica
Starring: Moreno D'e Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic
Celebrated Balkan filmmaker Emir Kusturica won his first Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's highest honour, for this exuberant portrait of 1950s Y... Read more
The Detective (1985)
7.1/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Claude Brasseur, Nathalie Baye, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Laurent Terz...
Godard's attempt at a mainstream detective story is still something unique to the influential director. In a Parisian hotel, two detectives are inves... Read more
Hail Mary (1985)
6.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste
A reverent modern retelling of the Incarnation and Birth of Christ. The setting is 1980s France where Mary works at her father's gas station. Her sele... Read more
The Official Story (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Luis Puenzo
Starring: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro
1985's Academy Award winner is a politically explosive and emotionally draining drama set in the tumultuous period after the Falkland's debacle. Alean... Read more
My Life As A Dog (1985)
7.6/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas Von Bromssen, Anki Liden
A completely enchanting and bittersweet film in which a young boy is shipped off to spend the summer with his uncle after his mother falls ill. A touc... Read more
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
Director: Eddie Ling-Cheng Fong
Starring: Pat Ha, Alex Man, Monica Lam
A Taoist priestess (Pat Ha) rebels against her conservative times, indulging in a passionate affair with an itinerant swordsman. Following his depart... Read more
Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)
Director: Chu Yuan
Starring: Candice Yu On-on, Alex Man
In this remake of 'Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan' a starving lost girl (Nancy Hu) stumbles into prostitution at a ritzy brothel run by a... Read more
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
6.8/10
Director: Leung Po Chi
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Cecilia Yip Tung, Alex Man, Wu Ma
This poignant action drama deals with the often-forgotten Japanese occupation of the island state during WWII, as three young friends struggle to carr... Read more
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)
7.2/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Angela De Andres-Lopez, Carmen Maura, Luis Hostalot, Veronica Forque
The exquisite Carmen Maura stars as a put-upon housewife and cleaning woman hooked on no-doze who ends up selling one of her sons to a dentist and kil... Read more