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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons / Decameron n° 3 – Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972) Italo Alfaro, Pier Paola Bucchi, Giovanni Elsner, Roy Bosier

Seven novels of Boccaccio featuring dirty jokes. Read More »
Through the Eyes / A los ojos (2013) Michel Franco, Victoria Franco, Mónica Del Carmen, Benjamin Espinoza, Omar Moreno

Monica is a social worker from Mexico City, who’s child is suffering Read More »
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) James Ivory, David Redden, Michael Wager, Robert Powell

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old. Read More »
First Surrender / La primera entrega (1971) Angelino Fons, Emma Penella, Glen Lee, Franco Citti

Johnny and Michel, young men who live on the edge of the law, taking advantage Read More »
Chac: The Rain God (1975) Chac: Dios de la lluvia

Unique story of a village’s attempts to solve drought by appealing Read More »
3 Cheers for the Irish (1940) Lloyd Bacon, Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan

Peter Casey has been with the New York City police department for 25 years. Read More »
Face the Music (1954) Terence Fisher, Alex Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield, John Salew

Brad Bradley (Alex Nicol) is a famous trumpet player who is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Read More »
Up the Junction (1968) Peter Collinson, Suzy Kendall, Dennis Waterman, Maureen Lipman

Movie version of the BBC TV play that first addresses some of the major social issues of the day. Read More »
The Third Secret (1964) Charles Crichton, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough

A prominent London Psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned Read More »