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 Silence (1963)
8/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Jorgen Lindstrom
Part of the Bergman trilogy dealing with the existence of God. Two women are stranded in a remote village where the language is incomprehensible. As o... Read more
The Singer (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Xavier Giannoli
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Cecile De France, Mathieu Amalric, Christine Citti, Patrick Pi...
Gereard Depardieu stars as a fading singing star whose libido is reignited by a young woman who moves to town. Marian (Cecile de France) is an outwar... Read more
The Sissi Collection (1990)
Director: Ernst Marischka
Starring: Romy Schneider
The beautiful Romy Schneider stars in three captivating films (plus a prequel) based on the tumultuous life of the beloved Austrian Empress, Sissi. Th... Read more
The Sky is Falling (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Enrichi, Gianna Giachetti
Based on Lorenza Mazzetti's acclaimed novel inspired by her true life experiences in WWII Tuscany. Two recently orphaned girls come to live with thei... 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
The Son's Room (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Nanni Moretti
Starring: Laura Morante, Nanni Moretti
This critically acclaimed family drama from director Nanni Moretti ('Caro Diario') won the Palme d'Or (Best Film) at Cannes. The film looks at how a c... Read more
The Spanish Apartment ( L'Auberge Espagnole ) (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Romain Duris, Cecile De France, Judith Godreche, Audrey Tautou
Aka "Pot Luck". From the director of "When the Cat's Away" comes this frothy romantic comedy in which Xavier, a French college senior, signs up for a... Read more
The Spider (Edderkoppen) (2000)
4.5/10
Starring: Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade, Lars Mikkelsen
A reporter is drawn into the dark side of post-war Copenhagen as he attempts to uncover a crime syndicate on an unprecedented level. In 1949, durin... Read more
The Stone Merchant (2006)
Director: Renzo Martinelli
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Jordi Molla, Jane March, F Murray Abraham
University professor, Alceo, teaches History of Terrorism, and draws from personal experience having lost both legs in the American Embassy bombing in... Read more
The Story Of Adele H. (1975)
7.4/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley, Ivry Gitlis
Based on a true story, Adele (Isabelle Adjani), daughter of French author and patriot Victor Hugo ('Les Miserables', 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'), i... Read more