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Author Archives: rarefilm
A Dama da Zona (1979) Ody Fraga, Marlene Silva, Marlene França, Hélio Porto
Esmeralda, an independent prostitute with a strong personality, loves two things Read More »
Inside the Room (1935) Leslie S. Hiscott, Austin Trevor, George Hayes, Garry Marsh
A French sleuth in England helps the police solve a series of murders linked by the diary pages of a dead woman. Read More »
Black Tuesday (1954) Hugo Fregonese, Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker, Peter Graves
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair Read More »
Prague Nights / Prazske noci (1969) Jirí Brdecka, Milos Makovec, Milena Dvorská, Milos Kopecký, Jirí Hrzán
Rumor has it that the house of Prague hide secret obtain the philosopher’s stone Read More »
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) John Farrow, Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish
Erik Toresen, widower and fishery observer, leads a quiet life in a small Norwegian town Read More »
Merton of the Movies (1947) Robert Alton, Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien, Gloria Grahame
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. Read More »
La scimitarra del saraceno (1959) Piero Pierotti, Lex Barker, Chelo Alonso, Massimo Serato
Bianca, the beautiful daughter of Rhodes military governor, travels in the San Luca from the Venice Republic Read More »
Second Serve (1986) Anthony Page, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, William Russ
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged Read More »
Kate’s Secret (1986) Arthur Allan Seidelman, Meredith Baxter, Ben Masters, Georgann Johnson
A beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic. Read More »