Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
War in the Highlands / La guerre dans le Haut Pays (1998) Francis Reusser, Marion Cotillard, Yann Trégouët, François Marthouret
In the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies Read More »
Vertigo / Závrat (1963) Karel Kachyna, Eva Solcová, Petr Skála, Oldrich Velen
Geologists looking for tin stay at a country hotel. The manager’s daughter experiences her first love. Read More »
Wild Criminal / Kyôhan (1999) Hide, Riki Takeuchi, Aya Nakamura, Miho Nomoto
Out for revenge after waking up in the trunk of a car, a female thug teams Read More »
Navy Special Young Soldier / Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei (1972) Tadashi Imai, Takeo Chii, Mayumi Ogawa, Katsuhiko Sasaki
Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp Read More »
Inside the Red Brick Wall (2020) Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
What begins as an energetic battle against the establishment turns into a lopsided game Read More »
Café Metropole (1937) Edward H. Griffith, Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou
Victor Lobard, the smooth and nimble owner of the Café Metropole in Paris Read More »
North / Nord (2009) Denstad Langlo, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Kyrre Hellum, Marte Aunemo
NORTH Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely Read More »
American Splendor (2003) Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar is file clerk at the local VA hospital. His interactions with his co-workers offer some relief from the monotony Read More »
Terminal Choice (1985) Sheldon Larry, Joe Spano, Diane Venora, David McCallum
A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. Read More »