Art House Cinema
Art House films are critically-acclaimed movies that don't necessarily cause a stampede at the box-office. These so-called 'minor' works are generally seen only at Film Festivals or a few selective theatres, but they stay in the mind, for better or worse. Below is a list of films in Alice's Collection that for one unexplained reason or another, generally didn't quite get the exposure they may have deserved when originally released.
Enjoy finding many of cinema's 'gems' in this section.
Right: Peter Greenaway's 'The Baby Of Macon'.
Knight of Cups (2015)
5.7/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brian Dennehy, Cate Blanchett, Christian...
Knight of Cups follows writer Rick (Christian Bale, The Fighter, American Hustle) on an odyssey through the playgrounds of Los Angeles and Las Vegas a... Read more
Knight of Cups ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
5.7/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Brian Dennehy, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman...
Knight of Cups follows writer Rick (Christian Bale, The Fighter, American Hustle) on an odyssey through the playgrounds of Los Angeles and Las Vegas a... Read more
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
6.6/10
Director: David Zellner
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, David Zellner
Inspired by an urban legend that was itself inspired by the Coen brothers jest that their black comedy classic Fargo was based on a true story, anoth... Read more
L'Age d'Or (1930)
7.3/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwa... Read more
La Commare Secca ( The Grim Reaper ) (1962)
6.9/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Carlotta Barilli, Lorenza Benedetti, Clorinda Celani, Vincenzo Ciccora
Bertolucci's debut feature was written by his friend Pier Paolo Pasolini and bears that filmmaker's mark of realism. When a prostitute is murdered in... Read more
La Luna (1979)
8/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Renato Salvatori, Tomas Milian, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar
When her husband dies suddenly, Caterina (Jill Clayburgh) takes her teenaged son to Italy, where she will be performing in several operas. As she imme... Read more
Lady Bird (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Greta Gerwig
Starring: Laurie Metcalf, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Tracy Letts, Timothee Cha...
Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson is a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks." She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity... Read more
Lady Bird (Blu-ray) (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Greta Gerwig
Starring: Laurie Metcalf, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Tracy Letts, Timothee Cha...
Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson is a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks." She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity... Read more
Ladybird Ladybird (1994)
7.5/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Crissy Rock, Sandie Lavelle, Vladimir Vega
A forceful and uncompromising film about a small time singer who finds her tough, mostly uneventful life ripped apart by tragedy. A fire destroys her... Read more
Land and Freedom (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain
A perceptive, passionate tale of a young working class Communist (Ian Hart) from Liverpool who goes to Spain to join the anti-Facists in their battle... Read more