Eastern European Cinema
Again this category lumps a lot of countries together where the Alice collection is not large enough to warrant separate shelf-space for each country represented. Eastern European films are often categorised by a healthy black humour, an ability to look hardship in the eye and laugh - if somewhat bitterly at times. Included here are films from Poland, Austria, Yugoslavia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. To look for films from a specific country refer to the 'By Country' link on the left.
Three Colours: Blue (Blu-Ray) (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Florence Pernel, Benoit Regent
After losing her family in a tragic accident Juliette Binoche decides to radically change her life; she leaves behind any memories of her husband, a r... Read more
Three Colours: Red (1994)
8/10
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irene Jacob
Fashion model Irene Jacob meets an embittered retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) by accident, then develops a relationship with him and enters his... Read more
Three Colours: White (1993)
8/10
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos
This story concerns a hapless Pole whose beautiful French wife (Julie Delpy) is divorcing him for no longer being able to perform in bed. Full of iron... Read more
Too Late (1996)
7.7/10
Director: Lucian Pintilie
Starring: Razvan Vasilescu
Aka "Trop Tard". Dumitru Costa (Razvan Vasilescu), a young trainee Public Prosecutor, is given his first investigation - the suspicious death of a min... Read more
Tricks (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski
Starring: Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak, Rafal Guzniczak, Iwona Fornalczyk, Joanna Liszows...
Six-year-old Stefek spends most of his time trailing his 18-year-old sister Elka and her mechanic boyfriend. His father left when he was just little,... Read more
Trilogy - The Weeping Meadow (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Starring: Nikos Poursanidis, Alexandra Aidini
Theo Angelopoulos's magnificent, visually stunning epic film is, according to him, 'a story of exile, separation and wandering, chronicling the collap... Read more
Tuesday, After Christmas (2010)
6.9/10
Starring: Maria Popistasu
Paul Hanganu loves two women. Adriana his wife and the mother of their daughter, the woman with whom he's shared the thrills of the past ten years, an... Read more
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern
Recounts the odyssey of an American filmmaker (Harvey Keitel) who returns to his Greek hometown after 35 years to pursue a dream of finding three reel... Read more
Underground (1995)
8.1/10
Director: Emir Kusturica
Starring: Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic
This Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival centres on Marko (Miki Manojlovic) and Blacky's (Lazar Ristovski) exploits through the war years to... Read more
Vodka Lemon (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Hiner Saleem
Starring: Romen Avinian, Lala Sarkissian
Kurdish filmmaker Hiner Saleem earned critical comparisons to Fellini, Kusturica, Iosseliani, and Kaurismaki with this breakout comedy. A whimsical, f... Read more