Foreign Language Films
Possibly Alice's strongest collection are the Foreign Language Films. Here you can totally immerse yourself in a veritable feast of titles from around the globe. We have divided this section into regional categories. There are many great films to be discovered within and they make for a preferred alternative to the steady input of Hollywood fodder that generally permeates our screens.
Right: The wonderful "Manon Des Sources" ("Jean de Florette" Part 2)
Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)
Director: Katsuhito Ueno
Starring: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho
Teenage witch Misa follows some disturbing clues to a private girl's school where she joins a drama group staging a play that involves Black Magic. Bu... Read more
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995)
6/10
Director: Shimako Sato
Starring: Kimika Yoshino, Miho Kanno, Naozumi Takahashi, Mio Takaki
Misa has just transferred to a new school, unfortunately for her it's in the process of being taken over by evil supernatural forces. Fortunately for... Read more
El Bonaerense (2002)
6.9/10
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Jorge Roman, Mimi Ardu, Dario Levy, Victor Hugo Carrizo, Hugo Anganuzzi
From time to time Zapa (Jorge Roman), a thirty-something locksmith in a small Argentinean town, is pressured by his shifty boss to employ his safecrac... Read more
El Mariachi / Desperado (1993)
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Peter Marquardt, Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de A...
An explosive double feature dvd from director Robert Rodriguez. "El Mariachi" - All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and... Read more
Election (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Siu Fai Cheung, Louis Koo, Lam Suet...
Johnnie To's gritty unwashed take on the triad genre sees the Wo Ting Society looking for a new boss. Will it be the brash, temperamental Tony Leung... Read more
Election 2 (2006)
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Siu Fai Cheung, Lam Suet, Ka Tung Lam
Taking the themes and stories presented in the original, this film brings them to a logical and ingeniously appropriate end. Those who ranked the firs... Read more
Elle (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her. Read more
Elsa and Fred (2007)
Director: Marcos Carnevale
Starring: China Zorilla, Manuel Alexandre
A story about two elderly people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love. Elsa is 82-years-old and for the past 60 year... Read more
Elvira Madigan (1967)
7.5/10
Director: Bo Widerberg
Starring: Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren
Is a simple and tragic story of a young Swedish officer who falls in love with a beautiful circus performer. Outstanding photography makes this film.... Read more
Ema (2019)
6.8/10
Director: Pablo Larrain
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Santiago Cabrera
A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart. Read more