Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Juarez (1939) William Dieterle, Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne
The newly-named Emperor Maximillian, the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire Read More »
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) Larry Peerce, Marilyn Hassett, Beau Bridges, Belinda Montgomery
Based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. In 1955, eighteen-year-old Jill is a truly talented, gifted skier and a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics. Read More »
Carnal Haven (1975) Carlos Tobalina, Sharon Thorpe, Lesllie Bovee, Turk Lyon
Several couples from different walks of life are having trouble with their sex lives. Read More »
Waiter! (1983) Claude Sautet, Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret
After a life of emotional and professional upsets, Alex finds himself headwaiter in a chic Parisian restaurant. Read More »
Smoke (1995) Wayne Wang, Paul Auster, Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Giancarlo Esposito
Writer Paul Benjamin (William Hurt) is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren’s (Harvey Keitel) smoke shop. Read More »
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang) (1975) Bill Milling, Bree Anthony, Tony Richards, Peonies Jong
Paula is a young prostitute whose luck turns sour one day while taking a stroll through a wood in the middle of the afternoon. Read More »
Amreeka (2009) Cherien Dabis, Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. Read More »
Man of Violence (1970) Pete Walker, Michael Latimer, Luan Peters, Derek Aylward
A mercenary joins forces with 2 crooked cops in an attempt to steal a fortune in gold bullion from a corrupt Arab country. Read More »
Man of the West (1958) Anthony Mann, Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb
On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader is left a hundred miles from anywhere when the train he is on is robbed. Read More »
The African Deal (1973) Giorgio Bontempi, Calvin Lockhart, George Hilton, Anita Strindberg
An inter-racial affair against a background of corrupt businessmen attempting to manipulate Read More »
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) Ken Annakin, Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox
In the infancy of aviation in 1910, a British newspaper offers a prize for the winner of a cross-channel air race which brings flyers from all over the world. Read More »
The Big City (1963) Satyajit Ray, Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri
Calcutta in the early 1960’s. Bhambal supports his wife Arati, his parents, and two children. Read More »
The Legend of Custer (1968) Norman Foster, Sam Wanamaker, Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. Read More »
Those Three French Girls (1930) Harry Beaumont, Erle C. Kenton, Fifi D’Orsay, Reginald Denny, Cliff Edwards
Three attractive young women cause misadventures for visiting Americans. Read More »