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 Red Desert (1964)
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris
In an industrial area, Giuliana, an unstable woman, attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages... Read more
Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
Director: Philippe Condroyer
Starring: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Jean Bouise, Felix Fernandez
This hugely successful (with 'Tintin-ologists' and families alike) live-action series sees the young adventurer investigating fruit in his second outi... Read more
Assassination ( aka Ansatsu ) (1964)
7.3/10
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Starring: Shima Iwashita, Tetsuro Tamba, Eiji Okuda, Keiji Sada, Eitaro Ozawa
Based on the novel by Ryotaro Shiba, this samurai classic from director Masahiro Shinoda begins in the waning years of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As Ame... Read more
I Am Cuba (1964)
8/10
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Unseen by the West for nearly 30 years, this unusual Cuban/Soviet co-production was meant to help train Cuban filmmakers and build support for Castro'... Read more
Godzilla vs Mothra (1964)
Director: Ishiro Honda
Starring: Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi
'Mosura tai Gojira', probably the finest and best-loved by fans of the Godzilla series. Once again the tiny citizens of Tokyo tremble before the migh... Read more
Kwaidan (1964)
8/10
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Starring: Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kazuo Nakamura
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Masaki Kobayashi's 'Kwaidan' features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanes... Read more
The Soft Skin (1964)
7.6/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Jean Desailly, Francoise Dorleac
A.k.a. 'Silken Skin', 'La Peau Douce'. This carefully balanced mixture of comedy and melodrama has a middle-aged married man leaving his wife for an a... Read more
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
7.5/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi
A prostitute has to use all her wits to get a client of long standing to take the plunge and marry her when he announces his forthcoming marriage to a... Read more
Onibaba (1964)
8/10
Director: Kaneto Shindo
Starring: Nobuku Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato
An exotic and stylish tale of deceit and survival. A peasant mother and daughter lure soldiers away from their comrades and slay them for their armour... Read more
Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Director: Jindrich Polak
Starring: Zdenek Stepanek, Frantisek Smolik, Radovan Lukavsky
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri. Read more