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Author Archives: rarefilm
Holy Matrimony (1943) John M. Stahl

Famed English painter Priam Farll has spent the last 25 years living in various Read More »
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family / Todake no kyôdai (1941) Yasujirô Ozu, Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi, Hideo Fujino

When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left Read More »
The Comedy Of Terrors (1963) Jacques Tourneur, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff

Four Masters of the Macabre star in this sinister and screamingly funny scare-fest! Read More »
Fort Graveyard / Chi to suna (1965) Kihachi Okamoto, Toshirô Mifune, Makoto Satô, Reiko Dan

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China Read More »
O Fascínio / The Fascination (2003) José Fonseca e Costa, Vítor Norte, Sylvie Rocha, José Fidalgo

A businessman on the verge of bankruptcy receives an unexpected inheritance: a large farm in Portugal’s southern province of Alentejo. Read More »
Mirrored Mind (2005) Gakuryû Ishii, Miwako Ichikawa, Yuki Inomata, Kou Machida

Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious Read More »
Barber Yoshino / Yoshino’s Barber Shop (2004) Naoko Ogigami, Kazuyuki Asano, Hoshi Ishida, Shinnosuke Miyao

In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head Read More »
Love Story (1944) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Tom Walls

After discovering that she has only a short time left to live, concert pianist Lissa travels to Cornwall Read More »
All About Love / De l’amour (2001) Jean-François Richet, Virginie Ledoyen, Yazid Aït, Mar Sodupe

At twenty, all Maria wants to do is live life to the fullest. She lives with her benevolent, but aging parents. Read More »