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)
Black Book ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Sebastian Koch, Carice Van Houten, Thom Hoffman, Derek De Lint
Director Paul Verhoeven covered everything in Hollywood from erotic thrillers to science fiction films, but the return to his native country (and lang... Read more
Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
8.1/10
Director: Emir Kusturica
Starring: Branka Katic, Bajram Severdzan, Srdan Todorovic
Bosnian born filmmaker Emir Kusturica's acclaimed comedy/drama follows the slapstick rivalry between criminal Gypsy families in a Slovenian town. When... Read more
Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Yi'nan Diao
An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murd... Read more
Black Orpheus (1959)
7.5/10
Director: Marcel Camus
Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia
This extravagant explosion of colour and sounds is a modern re-enactment of Orpheus and Eurydice's tragic tale against the splendid backdrop of Carniv... Read more
Black Rain (1989)
6.7/10
Director: Shohei Imamura
The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel. Read more
Blackboards (2000)
7/10
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Starring: Bahman Ghobadi, Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari
In the brutal mountains of the Iran/Iraq border, two nomadic teachers, Reeboir and Said, roam the landscape in search of pupils. They carry their blac... Read more
Blade of the Rose (2004)
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai, Patrick Leung
Starring: Jaycee Chan, Edison Chen, Charlene Choi, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Donnie Yen, Daniel...
Jaycee Chan (Jackie's son) makes his film debut in this comic martial arts fantasy as a young boy (with the inauspicous name of Charcoal Head) who is... Read more
Blind Chance (1987)
7.9/10
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Tadeusz Lomnicki
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life. Read more
Blissfully Yours (2002)
7/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The story of a love affair that begins during a picnic on the Thai-Burmese border. Roong longs for the day when she can be with Min, her Burmese lover... Read more
Blood and Bones (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Yoichi Sai
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Hirofumi Arai, Tomoko Tabata, Jo Odagiri, Kyoka Suzuki
Japanese icon Takeshi Kitano plays Shunpei Kim, a Korean immigrant who comes to Osaka as a teenager in1920. Working at a fish factory, Kim claws his w... Read more