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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 Confrontation (1969)

6.6/10
Director: Miklos Jancso

It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with... Read more

The Conquest of Siberia (2019)

5.8/10

A young officer, Ivan Demarin, is sent to the depths of Siberia. Here Ivan meets his first love and, together with his regiment, finds himself drawn i... Read more

The Consequences of Love (2004)

7.5/10
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Toni Servillo, Adriano Giannini

An introverted man's life changes completely when he finds himself attracted to a young bar-maid. Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)

8/10
Director: Josee Dayan
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort, Pierre Arditi, Sergio Rubini, Fl...

From the novel by Alexandre Dumas, 'The Count of Monte Cristo' tells the dramatic story of Edmond Dantes, a young French sailor who is falsely denounc... Read more

The County (2019)

7.6/10
Director: Grimur Hakonarson

A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community. Read more

The Cranes are Flying (1957)

8.3/10
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Starring: Tatiana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov, Vasily Merkuryev

Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines... and then communica... Read more

The Crime of Father Amaro (2002)

Director: Carlos Carrera
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancon, Sancho Gracia

Aka "The Crime of Padre Amaro". Recently ordained a priest, 24 year-old Father Amaro (Gael Garcia Bernal) is sent to a small parish church in Los Reye... Read more

The Crimson Rivers (2000)

6.9/10
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Nadia Fares, Vincent Cassel, Jean Reno

Stylish and atmospheric murder thriller featuring Jean Reno as a legendary Parisian detective investigating the death of a librarian in a beautiful sm... Read more

The Cuckoo (2002)

7.9/10
Director: Alexandr Rogozhkin
Starring: Anni-Christiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov

Aka "Kukushka". Highly-praised and upbeat anti-war drama in which two men from opposing armies - a Finnish sniper and a Russian Captain find themselve... Read more

The Cup (1999)

6.9/10
Director: Khyentse Norbu
Starring: Jamyang Lodro, Neten Chokling

Filmed in the central Asian country of Bhutan and directed by Khyentse Norbu (recognised by Buddhists as an incarnation of a 19th century Tibetan sain... Read more