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'.
The Phoenician Scheme (Blu-ray) (2025)
6.7/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ay...
Wealthy businessman, Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon beco... Read more
The Pillow Book (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Yoshi Oida, Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor
Peter Greenaway's bold stylistic experiment has as it's theme, the 'correspondence' between the daughter of a famous writer and a publisher, written o... Read more
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019)
6.8/10
Starring: Jeremy Irons
To celebrate its 200th anniversary after its foundation in 19th November 1819, legendary movie star Jeremy Irons turns in visitor and narrator of the... Read more
The Quiet Girl (2022)
7.7/10
Director: Colm Bairéad
Starring: Carrie Crowley
Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in the... Read more
The Rainbow (1989)
6.5/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann
D H Lawrence's novel about the sexual and emotional maturation of a Victorian girl. This predecessor to 'Women in Love', is well filmed by Ken Russell... Read more
The Red Violin (1999)
7.7/10
Director: Francois Girard
Starring: Jean Luc Bideau, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Carlo Cecchi
This acclaimed film traces the history of a violin, from its crafting in the 17th century to the fates of it's various owners through the years. Among... Read more
The Red Violin (1998)
7.6/10
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Carlo Cecchi
To keep his dead wife's memories alive, a man makes a violin and paints it with her blood. Over the years, the instrument travels to different places... Read more
The River (1951)
7.6/10
Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight
In 1949 and 1950, Renoir travelled to Bengal for his first colour film - the story of a large British family living on the banks of the Ganges. Winnin... Read more
The Road (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi...
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey acr... Read more
The Road ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi...
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey acr... Read more