In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what’s sinking ships all over the ocean. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Dogs of War (1980) John Irvin, Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely
Jamie Shannon is a soldier of fortune — a mercenary who will stage a coup or a revolution for the right price. Read More »
Memories of Prison (1984) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Carlos Vereza, Glória Pires, Nildo Parente
Graciliano Ramos’ period he spent in prison after being considered a subversive element by the government. Read More »
Pastorale 1943 (1978) Wim Verstappen, Frederik de Groot, Leen Jongewaard, Coen Flink
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator. Read More »
Mutiny at Fort Sharpe (1966) Fernando Cerchio, Broderick Crawford, Elisa Montés, Julio Peña
French soldiers accidentally cross over from Mexico into the US. Read More »
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953) Max Ophüls, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »
His Majesty O’Keefe (1954) Byron Haskin, Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell
In 1870, Yankee sea captain O’Keefe finds himself stranded after a mutiny on the Micronesian island of Yap Read More »
Fighting Coast Guard (1951) Joseph Kane, Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines
Bill Rourk, an ex-Coast Guard crew chief, is tricked into volunteering for the Coact Guard Officer’s Training School Read More »
Circle of Danger (1951) Jacques Tourneur, Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring
Clay Douglas an American, comes to Britain, to find out the truth behind his brothers death during a commando operation in occupied France. Read More »
Agostino (1962) Mauro Bolognini, Ingrid Thulin, Paolo Colombo, Mario Bartoletti
Agostino is a 13-year-old boy on vacation in Venice with his widowed mother. Read More »
A Woman of Mystery (1958) Ernest Morris, Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Jennifer Jayne
Feature writer Ray Savage is assigned to uncover the facts leading to the sudden death of Jayne Hayle. Read More »
Folies Meurtrières (1984) Antoine Pellissier, Magali Bernard, Elisabeth Carou, Carole Chapus
A crazed killer wanders around killing several young women with various weapons. Read More »
Afternoon of the Bulls (1956) Ladislao Vajda, Domingo Ortega, Antonio Bienvenida, María Asquerino
Sellout in the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid. A luxury poster is about to deal a cattle from Antonio Pérez Tabernero. Read More »
A Lady’s Morals (1930) Sidney Franklin, Grace Moore, Reginald Denny, Wallace Beery
Largely fictionalized biopic of turn-of-the-century nightingale Jenny Lind Read More »
Frankie (2005) Fabienne Berthaud, Diane Kruger, Jeannick Gravelines, Brigitte Catillon
The story of a model who reaches the end of her short career as a catwalk queen. Read More »