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 Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
7.9/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Bruno S, Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira
About a young man who in the 1820's suddenly appeared in a small German town, full-grown but seemingly a new born child, unable to speak and stand. Br... Read more
Sex and Fury (1973)
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Starring: Reiko Ike, Christina Linberg, Masataka Narasu
Director Norifumi Suzuki's wild, erotic and violent exploitation classic tells the story of Ocho (Reiko Ike), carrying out a blood-soaked mission of r... Read more
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
Director: Tetsuo Ishii
Starring: Reiko Ike, Masataka Narasu, Jun Murakami, Makoto Ikawa
The sexy and savage Ocho (Reiko Ike) returns in this outlandish, over-the-top sequel to 'Sex and Fury', from cult director Tetsuo Ishii. It's a macabr... 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
Ludwig (1973)
7.7/10
Director: Luchino Visconti
Starring: Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem
Luchino Visconti directs this opulent costume drama. From his glittering coronation in 1864 as King of Bavaria to his mysterious death in 1886, Ludwig... Read more
Zatoichi 25: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Takashi Shimura
After a long absence, Zatoichi returns to his home village, expecting to be greeted as a hero, only to find few actually remember him. Ostensibly the... Read more
I Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse (1973)
7.1/10
Director: Fernando Arrabal
Starring: Emmanuele Riva, George Shannon, Hachemi Marzouk
Surrealist filmmaker Fernando Arrabal's second feature concerns a wealthy aristocrat (George Shannon) who flees a terrible crime, winding up in the de... Read more
Hanzo the Razor 2 - The Snare (1973)
Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Starring: Shintaro Katsu
Based on the manga of Kazuo Koike, this is the second part in the Hanzo trilogy as our dubious and well-endowed hero gets on the wrong side of a bunch... Read more
Eagle Shadow Fist (1973)
Director: Zhu Wu
Starring: Jackie Chan, Wang Qing
In 1937, Japanese Imperial Forces invaded and occupied areas of mainland China. With their occupation came oppression and brutality. Jackie Chan is a... Read more
The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1973)
7.8/10
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann
A lurid and stylized account of the mangled web of domination, sado-masochism and jealousy among three lesbians. One of Fassbinder's most controversia... Read more