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)
The Method (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Marcelo Pineyro
Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Najwa Nimri, Eduard Fernandez, Pablo Echarri, Ernesto Alterio,...
A cutting corporate satire from Spain, based on a famous play by Jordi Galceran, it features seven job applicants who turn up for an interview and fin... Read more
The Milk of Sorrow (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Claudia llosa
Starring: Susi Sanchez, Magaly Solier, Delci Heredia
'La teta asustada' The rape of her late mother during the Peruvian civil wars of the 1980s causes Fausta (Magaly Solier) to fear the effects of a terr... Read more
The Miracle Of Bern (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Sonke Wortmann
Starring: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Mirko Lang, Birthe Wolter
Filmmaker and former professional footballer Sonke Wortmann directs this family sports drama, using the backdrop of the 1954 World Cup game between Ge... Read more
The Missing Gun (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Lu Chuan
Starring: Wen Jiang, Ning Jing
Small-town Chinese policeman Ma Shan (Jiang Wen) wakes up the morning after his cousin's wedding to discover that his gun - a rare, state-issued firea... Read more
The Moon In The Gutter (1983)
6/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Gerard Depardieu, Victoria Abril
Following his American success with 'Diva', much was expected of Beineix, and his 'Moon in the Gutter' was generally panned. But this elegantly shot r... Read more
The Motorcycle Diaries (2003)
7.8/10
Director: Walter Salles
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro
From executive producer Robert Redford and acclaimed director Walter Salles ("Central Station") comes a love letter to a continent and its people. Bas... Read more
The Mystery Of Henri Pick (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Remi Bezancon
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Alice Isaaz
An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece, in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by the publ... Read more
The Naked (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Witold Swietnicki
Starring: Anna Pudlowska, Barbara Gasior, Agnieszka Pasko, Irene Kolodziej, Waldemar Polte...
From Polish director Witold Swietnicki, and a cast of everyday people comes an unusual satire on the routine madnesses of everyday life. In an office... Read more
The Nameless (1999)
5.9/10
Director: Jaume Balaguero
Starring: Emma Vilarasau, Karra Elejalde, Tristan Ulloa
Aka "Los Sin Nombre". A young girl is brutally murdered. Five years later, just when her mother is coming to terms with the tragedy, a telephone call... Read more
The Namesake (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu , Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson
Spanning two generations of an Indian immigrant family in New York, Mira Nair's culture clash drama begins as Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and his arranged bri... Read more