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Author Archives: rarefilm
Little Lili AKA La petite Lili (2003) Claude Miller, Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle
A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships Read More »
Gert and Daisy’s Week-end (1942) Maclean Rogers, Elsie Waters, Doris Waters, Iris Vandeleur
Gert and Daisy volunteer to escort a group of evacuee children to the country Read More »
The Lovers of Teruel AKA Les Amants de Teruel (1962) Raymond Rouleau, Ludmilla Tchérina, René-Louis Lafforgue, Milko Sparemblek
This puzzling experimental film is written and directed by Raymond Rouleau, who uses effects like Read More »
It’s in the Bag (1944) Herbert Mason, Elsie Waters, Doris Waters, Ernest Butcher
The popular British music hall and radio team of Gert and Daisy (Elsie and Doris Waters) heads the cast of It’s in the Bag. Read More »
The Odd One Dies AKA Liang ge zhi neng huo yi ge (1997) Tat-Chi Yau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Carman Lee, Woo-min Byeon
The secret world of contract killing comes to focus in the dark Read More »
Hypnosis (1962) Eugenio Martín, Jean Sorel, Götz George, Heinz Drache
A hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room. His ventriloquist dummy seemingly the only witness to the crime. Read More »
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 »