A hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room. His ventriloquist dummy seemingly the only witness to the crime. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Rice Girl AKA La risaia (1956) Raffaello Matarazzo, Elsa Martinelli, Folco Lulli, Michel Auclair
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Read More »
Cop or Hood AKA Flic ou voyou (1979) Georges Lautner, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute’s house Read More »
Our History AKA Notre histoire (1984) Bertrand Blier, Alain Delon, Nathalie Baye, Gérard Darmon
Robert Avranche, a garage owner who’s often in an alcoholic stupor Read More »
The Payoff AKA La mazzetta (1978) Sergio Corbucci, Nino Manfredi, Paolo Stoppa, Marisa Laurito
Sasá Iovine, a small-time Neopolitan operator, finds himself in the thick of a multi-murder Read More »
A Woman of Distinction AKA Eine Frau von Format (1928) Fritz Wendhausen, Mady Christians, Peter C. Leska, Hans Thimig
A sparkling Ruritanian comedy starring two great actresses: Mady Christians is an ambassador Read More »
Bob Wilson’s Life & Death of Marina Abramovic (2012) Giada Colagrande, Marina Abramovic, Robert Wilson, Willem Dafoe
“Bob Wilson’s Life & Death of Marina Abramovic” follows the coming together Read More »
The Marathon Runner AKA Der Läufer von Marathon (1933) Ewald André Dupont, Brigitte Helm, Hans Brausewetter, Ursula Grabley
A love story in a sport milieu. The jumper Lore Steinkopf is being courted by three men Read More »
Mountain of Fear AKA Srecno, Kekec! (1963) Joze Gale, Rusa Bojc, Blanka Florjanc, Velimir Gjurin
Two boys, Kekec and Rozle, come to serve a farmer, with a blind daughter Mojca, as shepherds. Read More »
Kekec (1951) Joze Gale, Matija Barl, Frane Milcinski, Franc Presetnik
In an alpine valley lies an idyllic village. High up in the mountains, facing each others Read More »
The Passionate Thief AKA Risate di gioia (1960) Mario Monicelli, Anna Magnani, Totò, Ben Gazzara
On New Year’s Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. Read More »
Of Love and Desire (1963) Richard Rush, Merle Oberon, Steve Cochran, Curd Jürgens
American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned Read More »
Mame (1974) Gene Saks, Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, Bea Arthur
It’s the late 1920s. Upon the death of wealthy Chicagoan Edward Dennis, his nine-year old son Patrick Dennis Read More »
The Young Don’t Cry (1957) Alfred L. Werker, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, J. Carrol Naish
A teenager (Sal Mineo) fights to retain his dignity and self-respect against the brutality Read More »
Sweet Games of Last Summer AKA Sladké hry minulého léta (1970) Juraj Herz, Jana Plichtová, Frantisek Velecký, Peter Debnar
One of the gems of the czechoslovak new wave. Impressionism on a film screen inspired by Maupassant’s Mouchette. Read More »