This propaganda piece starts in 1933. Prof. Nichols’ American school in Berlin is next door to a school for the Hitler Youth. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Bramble Bush (1960) Daniel Petrie, Richard Burton, Barbara Rush, Jack Carson, Drama
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. Read More »
Helter Skelter (1976) Tom Gries, George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and ‘control’ committed numerous murders. Read More »
Wonderland (1999) Michael Winterbottom, Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Drama
There’s little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. Read More »
eXistenZ (1999) David Cronenberg, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. Read More »
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Michael D. Moore, Roy Orbison, Sammy Jackson, Maggie Pierce, Comedy, Music, Western
The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. Read More »
An American Dream (1966) Robert Gist, Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Drama
A TV talk-show host who may have killed his wife finds himself being pursued by both the police and a gang of hoods. Read More »
Mexicana (1945) Alfred Santell, Tito Guízar, Constance Moore, Leo Carrillo, Music, Romance
In this musical comedy, a popular Mexican singer finds himself tiring of the constant adulation of rabidly adoring females Read More »
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Brian De Palma, Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Rock opera version of The Phantom of the Opera which also serves as a dark satire of the music business. Read More »
The Red and the Black (1954) Claude Autant-Lara, Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Antonella Lualdi, Drama, Romance
It’s no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era Read More »
The Zoo (1967) Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar, Kalipada Chakraborty, Nripati Chatterjee, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Nishanath Sen, who stays at a farm house called Golap Colony (The Rose Colony) at the outskirts of Calcutta. Read More »
The Veils of Bagdad (1953) George Sherman, Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Action, Adventure, Drama
Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad Read More »
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995) Claude Sautet, Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Drama
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities. Read More »
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) Stephen Roberts, Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, Comedy, Romance
The old British musical-hall ditty “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” provides the title for this lightweight Ronald Colman vehicle. Read More »
Man in the Moon (1960) Basil Dearden, Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Norman Bird, Comedy, Romance
Scientists are looking for a man to send up to be the first man on the moon. Read More »