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)
Goodbye Julia (2023)
7.9/10
Starring: Siran Riak, Eiman Yousif
Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring hi... Read more
Goodbye Lenin! (2002)
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Starring: Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Flor...
Germany 1989, shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and a young East German dissident is arrested during a protest. His pro-Communist mother, up... Read more
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (Nan guo zai jian, nan guo) (1996)
7.2/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Jack Kao
A glimpse at the lives of two petty criminals in Taipei. Read more
Gozu (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Sho Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino, Renji Ishibashi, Hideki Sone
Prolific Japanese director Takeshi Miike presents his most unusual film yet with a film that is by turns surreal, horrific and hilarious. Young Yakuza... Read more
Gumnaam (1965)
7.2/10
Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whose butler is expecting them. Then one by one, they... Read more
Gunga Jumna (1961)
7.6/10
Director: Nitin Bose
Starring: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala , Nasir Khan, Azra
This classic tale of two brothers seething with star-crossed love, tragic misunderstanding and revenge owes a debt to Hollywood's '30s gangster flicks... Read more
Hail Mary (1985)
6.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste
A reverent modern retelling of the Incarnation and Birth of Christ. The setting is 1980s France where Mary works at her father's gas station. Her sele... Read more
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990)
6.7/10
Director: Ferid Boughedir
Starring: Mustapha Adouani
A coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Tunisia. Twelve-year-old Noura is an impressionable boy who must learn to reconcile two conflicting worlds - the l... Read more
Hana-Bi ( Fireworks ) (1998)
7.8/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Takeshi Kitano
This original, offbeat, explosive drama showcases Takeshi Kitano as Nishi, a detective distraught by a number of troubles in his life. Pushed to the e... Read more
Hanzo the Razor - Sword of Justice (1972)
6.8/10
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi
Hanzo 'the Razor' Itami is a samurai cop who's expert at weilding more than just his sword. Like a Japanese version of 'Shaft', Hanzo is a demented b... Read more