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Author Archives: rarefilm
Autoerotic (2011) Joe Swanberg, Adam Wingard, Amy Seimetz, Lane Hughes, Megan Mercier
Four separate stories of the auto-sexual proclivities of Chicagoans is presented. Read More »
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) Francesco Rosi, Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volonté
A small village in Latin America. Santiago have been knife in the morning. It surprise nobody. Read More »
Not Reconciled (1965) Jean-Marie Straub, Heinrich Hargesheimer, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, Martha Staendner
An entangled story which details the lives of a German family throughout their various generations. Read More »
So This Is Paris (1954) Richard Quine, Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson
Three sailors on leave (Joe, Al and Davy) head for Paris with one thing on their minds. Read More »
Unchained (1955) Hall Bartlett, Elroy ‘Crazylegs’ Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris
A convict in a medium-security prison is torn between his need to finish his sentence Read More »
The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966) John Huston, Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris
An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film’s director John Huston. Read More »
The Parallax View (1974) Alan J. Pakula, Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels
Joe Frady is a determined reporter who often needs to defend his work from colleagues. Read More »
Now They Call Him Sacramento (1972) Alfonso Balcázar, Michael Forest, Fernando Bilbao, Luigi Bonos
One of the funniest Spaghetti Comedy westerns that came out of Spain, starring American actor Michael Forest and Malisa Longo. Read More »
Wicked Stepmother (1989) Larry Cohen, Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp
A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family’s home and cause havoc Read More »
Love Streams (1984) John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Diahnne Abbott
The film describes a few days in the life of the writer Robert Harmon and his sister Sarah. Read More »
Heat Lightning (1934) Mervyn LeRoy, Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster
In the Mohave Desert, Olga runs a gas station, lunch counter, and auto camp with her younger sister Myra. Read More »
Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) Ida Lupino, Claire Trevor, Sally Forrest, Carleton G. Young
Boy (Gordon) meets girl (Florence), sharing an interest in tennis. Read More »
Farewell to the Ark (1984) Shûji Terayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa, Yoshio Harada
A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions Read More »
East Timor – Dream of the Crocodile (2002) Diana Andringa, Xanana Gusmão
Leader of the world’s newest country, Xanana Gusmao, really knows about fighting for freedom and democracy. Read More »