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Author Archives: rarefilm
Sins of Man (1936) Otto Brower, Gregory Ratoff, Jean Hersholt, Don Ameche, Allen Jenkins
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. Read More »
The Student (1988) Claude Pinoteau, Sophie Marceau, Vincent Lindon, Élisabeth Vitali
Three months before her final examinations, the ambitious teachership student Valentine concentrates herself completely on learning. Read More »
Fratello homo sorella bona (1972) Mario Sequi, Sergio Leonardi, Krista Nell, Nazzareno Natale
The young Chiarina di Vallefiorita is forced by her father to marry an old, fat, rich man. Read More »
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931) Maurice Elvey, Benita Hume, Peter Hannen, Harold Huth
An inventor and his new bride go on their honeymoon, only to be pursued by criminals after his latest invention. Read More »
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh (1993) Eric Walton, John Page, Helena Norberg-Hodge
Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. Read More »
Venus Boyz (2002) Gabrielle Baur, Diane Torr, Dréd Gerestant, Del La Grace Volcano
A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. Read More »
The Beaches of Orouet (1971) Jacques Rozier, Caroline Cartier, Danièle Croisy, Françoise Guégan
A patient observation on the adventures a group of three young girls spending their three-week summer vacation at a small village Read More »
Crumbs (2015) Miguel Llansó, Daniel Tadesse, Quino Piñero, Selam Tesfayie
Crumbs is a Spanish-Ethiopian Science fictional love story. Read More »
A Christmas Carol (1938) Edwin L. Marin, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. Read More »
The Atomic City (1952) Jerry Hopper, Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, Michael Moore
At Los Alamos, New Mexico, the maximum-security “atomic city” of U.S. nuclear-weapons research, top atomic scientist Frank Addison has a normal Read More »
The Song Lantern (1943) Mikio Naruse, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Eijirô Yanagi, Ichijirô Oya
The head of an acclaimed Noh (traditional, stylised Japanese drama form) troupe has a son whom he wants to inherit the troupe/ school. Read More »
The Priest and the Girl (1966) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Helena Ignez, Paulo José, Mário Lago
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place Read More »
Summer Snow (1995) Ann Hui, Josephine Siao, Kar-Ying Law, Allen Ting
The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company Read More »
Ditirambo (1969) Gonzalo Suárez, Yelena Samarina, José María Prada
Ditirambo is an atypical hero who never smiles, always tells the truth and carries out relentlessly as many missions entrust him. Read More »