A routine film on the surface, Flight Nurse is quite original in showing war from the point of view of a nurse who is as comely as as she is generous. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Enter Laughing (1967) Carl Reiner, José Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Comedy, Romance
David Kolowitz, a nice young man living with his parents in New York City in 1938, works at a machine repair shop. Read More »
O. Henry’s Full House (1952) Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Drama
“O. Henry’s Full House” is a film divided in five segments telling five tales in the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Read More »
The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) Anthony Pelissier, Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, Drama, Fantasy
In London, the young Paul Grahame lives with his upper class but financially broken family. Read More »
Panna a netvor / Beauty and the Beast (1978) Juraj Herz, Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes, Václav Voska, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
A more horrific and gloomy version of The Beauty and the Beast. Read More »
The Devil’s Mask (1946) Henry Levin, Anita Louise, Jim Bannon, Michael Duane, Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Based on the “I Love a Mystery” radio program (where most of the stories were told in serial fashion over several episodes): Searching through the wreckage of a crashed airline Read More »
Romanze in Moll / Romance in a Minor Key (1943) Helmut Käutner, Marianne Hoppe, Paul Dahlke, Ferdinand Marian, Drama, Romance
A grieving husband tries to uncover the truth behind his wife’s suicide, leading him to discover a tragic tale of infidelity and redemption. Read More »
Tchao pantin / So Long, Stooge (1983) Claude Berri, Coluche, Richard Anconina, Agnès Soral, Drama
Lambert, a burned-out case, works the night shift at a gas station, rarely speaking, living alone, drinking. Read More »
The Flaw (1955) Terence Fisher, John Bentley, Donald Houston, Rona Anderson, Crime, Thriller, Drama
A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to help her but the driver takes steps to eliminate the rival. Read More »
Le Déclin de l’empire américain / The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Denys Arcand, Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Comedy, Drama
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Read More »
Class Cruise (1989) Oz Scott, Billy Warlock, Michael DeLuise, Andrea Elson, Comedy
A few pupils from County High are selected to be the first to go on a study cruise, a privilege that formerly was reserved for members of private schools. Read More »
La femme de Gilles / Gilles’ Wife (2004) Frédéric Fonteyne, Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet, Drama
Gilles’ wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him Read More »
Background (1953) Daniel Birt, Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Drama
In post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. Read More »
Hitganvut Yehidim / Infiltration (2010) Dover Koshashvili, Guy Adler, Oz Zehavi, Michael Aloni, Drama
The 1956, a few years after the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel. Read More »
Durval Discos / Durval Records (2002) Anna Muylaert, Ary França, Etty Fraser, Isabela Guasco, Comedy, Drama, Music, Thriller
Durval and his mother Carmita live at the back of “Durval Discos”, a record store they own in São Paulo, specializing in vinyl records. Read More »