Asian Cinema
The 'Asian' category in the Alice library represents a collection of countries generally thought of as Asian but excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and India. Alice has a large enough collection of films from these countries for them to have categories of their own. Here you will find films from Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and even Mongolia.
Check the 'By Country' option on the menu to the left for films from a specific country.
The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
7.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong
A thoughtful and carefully observed drama about a 10-year-old servant girl who comes to work in a Saigon household in 1951. Details her relationships... Read more
Vive L'Amour (1994)
7.5/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Kuei-Mei Yang, Chao-jung Chen
Three city folk unknowingly share a city apartment in Taipei. May is the real estate agent using it for romantic liaisons while it's on the market, A... Read more
Millennium Mambo (2001)
7/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Jun Takeuchi, Doze Niu
The first part of a planned series about life in modern Taipei, this intellectually challenging film begins with bar hostess Vicky (Shu Qi) imagining... Read more
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Starring: Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatri, Orn-anong Panyawong, Kyoko Inoue, Sitiporn Niyom
A stylish, powerful and poignant blend of testosterone and oestragen telling the true story of Nang Toom, a delicate boy who felt out of place in his... Read more
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Thanapat Saisaymar
As elderly Uncle Boonmee (Thanapat Saisaymar) retreats to his deathbed for his last days of living, he enters a rhapsodic state of mind that brings fo... Read more
What Time Is It There? (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Lu Yi-Ching, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lee Kang-Sheng
A disconnected young watch vendor on the streets of Taipei becomes obsessed with both a dual-time wristwatch that belonged to his late father and the... Read more
Home Song Stories (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tony Ayres
Starring: Joan Chen, Steven Vidler, Qi Yuwu, Darren Yap
Rose (Joan Chen) is a popular nightclub singer in Shanghai during WWII and eventually accepts a proposal from young soldier Bill (Vidler) to take her... Read more
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008)
Director: Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatri, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Dan Chupong, Nirut Sirichanya
Martial arts wunderkind Tony Jaa returns with more jaw-dropping, bone-shattering action, and this time he also got behind the camera and co-directed.... Read more
15 (2003)
6.2/10
Director: Royston Tan
Starring: Melvin Chen, Melvin Lee, Erick Chun, Vynn Soh, Shaun Tan
Singapore too squeaky clean for street kids? Director Royston Tan would disagree, as would his cast of real-life delinquents, many of whom are now mi... Read more
The Legend of Suriyothai (2002)
6.6/10
Director: Chatri Chalerm Yukol
Starring: M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhhakdi, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Chatchai Plengpanich, Suphaki...
A fabled moment in the history of Thailand sets the stage for this lavishly mounted historical epic. In 1528, Thailand's leadership is in chaos, as th... Read more