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Author Archives: rarefilm
Abigail’s Party (1977) Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski
Beverly has invited her new neighbours, Angela and Tony, over for drinks. Read More »
Man-Thing (2005) Brett Leonard, Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni
When a greedy oil baron sets his sights on drilling in a Louisiana swamp, a monstrous creature is awakened. Read More »
Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn (2015) Juichiro Yamasaki, Naohisa Tanaka, Kano Kajiwara, Yoshitomo Fujihisa
1726, Sanchu, Okayama Prefecture: farmers negotiate with the feudal domain in order to seek exemption from rising taxes. Read More »
Taxi Hunter (1993) Herman Yau, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Rongguang Yu, Man-Tat Ng
Mild mannered businessman Anthony Wongs life is shattered when his pregnant wife is run over by a busy taxi driver. Read More »
Looks and Smiles (1981) Ken Loach, Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick Read More »
Loser Takes All (1956) Ken Annakin, Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Robert Morley
Bertrand is an accountant employed by a large London firm. Read More »
Misunderstood (1966) Luigi Comencini, Anthony Quayle, Stefano Colagrande, Simone Giannozzi
Andrew’s brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother’s death. Read More »
Kinski Paganini [Director’s Cut] (1989) Klaus Kinski, Debora Caprioglio, Nikolai Kinski
Klaus Kinski believed that he lived through the same experiences as the legendary “devil violinist” Niccolò Paganini Read More »
The White Room (1989) Bill Butt, Bill Drummond, Jimi Cauty, David Franks
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, King Boy D and Rockman Rock Read More »
Yellow Hair 2 (2001) Yu-min Kim, Ri-su Ha, Lee Shin
The events that precede and follow, for each of those present in turn Read More »
Johnnie Waterman (1993) Jan Jakub Kolski, Franciszek Pieczka, Grazyna Blecka-Kolska, Boguslaw Linda
The old man Johnnie lives a peaceful but eccentric rural life with his young wife Veronica. Read More »
Yellow Hair (1999) Yu-min Kim, Jae-un Lee, Ki-yeon Kim, Hyeong-chul Kim
Sang-hui has run away to Seoul from her quiet country life. She feels no regrets as she becomes nightclub hopper. Read More »
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) Nathan Juran, John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller
Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet Arous, assumes the body of scientist Steve March. Read More »
The Cat and the Canary (1978) Radley Metzger, Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox
When an elderly man dies, some of his relatives gather to hear the reading of the will. Read More »