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'.
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Valeria...
An all-star cast shines in this comedy-drama of five vignettes, as modern women deal with a myriad of problems. Glenn Close struggles with loneliness;... Read more
This Must Be the Place (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: David Byrne, Frances McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton, Judd Hirsch, Sean Penn, Kerr...
Paolo Sorrentino ("Il Divo") helms this comedy drama about a one-time rock star who sets out on an unlikely odyssey to track down the Nazi camp guard... Read more
Threads (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, Rita May
The aftermath of global thermonuclear war is shown with graphic effectiveness in this shockingly realistic BBC series. Set in Sheffield, England and t... Read more
Thumbsucker (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves,...
Striking the perfect balance between adolescent awkwardness and black comedy, this film stars Lou Taylor Pucci as a neurotic 17-year-old whose coping... Read more
Tickets (2005)
7/10
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Ermanno Olmi, Ken Loach
Starring: Martin Compston, William Ruane, Carlo delle Piane, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Silva...
Three outstanding directors came together with the idea of making three separate films, then decided to weave their stories together using a train jou... Read more
Timecode (2000)
6.2/10
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Stellan Skarsgard, Holly Hunte...
Shot in real time on digital video and unfolding on four different sections of the screen, this experimental effort by Mike Figgis ("Leaving Las Vegas... Read more
To the Wonder (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, "To the Wonder" is a romantic drama about men and women grappling with love and its many phases and seasons -... Read more
To the Wonder ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, "To the Wonder" is a romantic drama about men and women grappling with love and its many phases and seasons -... Read more
Tommaso (2019)
6.1/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Willem Dafoe
The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee. Read more
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
7.4/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Allan Corduner, Ron Cook, Lesley Manville
Filmmaker Mike Leigh's ("Secrets & Lies") serio-comic spin on the stormy collaboration of operatic masters William S. Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Arth... Read more