The lives of three people change during and after the 1986 Philippine revolt. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die AKA Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire (1967) Franco Giraldi, Alex Cord, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan
When outlaw Clay McCord learns the Governor of New Mexico has offered an amnesty Read More »
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) Herbert Ross, Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein
Can a bickering odd couple in Manhattan become friends and maybe more? Read More »
The Passion of Beatrice AKA La passion Béatrice (1987) Bertrand Tavernier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Julie Delpy, Nils Tavernier
A warrior leaves home to fight in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) between France and England. Read More »
Ratu Sakti Calon Arang (1985) Sisworo Gautama Putra, Suzzanna, Barry Prima, Amoroso Katamsi
The evil witch Calon Arang uses black magic and strikes fear in the population Read More »
Margaret’s Museum (1995) Mort Ransen, Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Nelligan, Clive Russell
In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single. Read More »
The Rape AKA Amok (1963) Dinos Dimopoulos, Floretta Zana, Lefteris Vournas, Anna Veneti
On a silent and seemingly ordinary night somewhere in early-1950s Greece Read More »
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) Peter Collinson, Oliver Reed, Susan George, Raymond Burr
Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie Read More »
The Mother and the Whore AKA La maman et la putain (1973) Jean Eustache, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun
In Paris, the pedantic Alexandre lives with his mate Marie in her apartment, an open relationship. Read More »
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine. Read More »
Madigan (1968) Don Siegel, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens
Policemen Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. Read More »
Me, Natalie (1969) Fred Coe, Patty Duke, James Farentino, Martin Balsam
Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Read More »
Madame Bovary (1934) Jean Renoir, Max Dearly, Valentine Tessier, Pierre Renoir
Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary Read More »
The Road to San Diego AKA El camino de San Diego (2006) Carlos Sorin, Ignacio Benítez, Carlos Wagner La Bella, Paola Rotela
A young Argentine learns that soccer star Diego Maradona is ailing in a Buenos Aires hospital Read More »
The Moro Affair AKA Il caso Moro (1986) Giuseppe Ferrara, Gian Maria Volontè, Mattia Sbragia, Bruno Zanin
On March 16th 1978, the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, the former Italian Prime Minister Read More »