Jean Nevers is a solitary middle-aged bachelor whose apartment Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Volavérunt (1999) Bigas Luna, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà
On July 23 of 1802, the Duchess of Alba, the richest and most liberated woman of her time Read More »
Bait (2019) Mark Jenkin, Edward Rowe, Giles King, Chloe Endean
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. Read More »
Tora-san Loves an Artist / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san (1973) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Kishi
Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Read More »
One Wild Night (1938) Eugene Forde, June Lang, Dick Baldwin, Lyle Talbot
When four men disappear after withdrawing large sums from the same bank Read More »
The Hostage (1967) Russell S. Doughten Jr., Don Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine
Pesky little boy Davey Cleaves stows away on a moving truck that’s driven by volatile psychopath Bull Read More »
Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) Edward L. Cahn, James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy
Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Read More »
What Happened Was… (1994) Tom Noonan, Karen Sillas
This darkly humorous film explores the personal psychic landscape of two lonely New Yorkers. Read More »
Astragal / L’astragale (2015) Brigitte Sy, Leïla Bekhti, Reda Kateb, Esther Garrel
One night in April, 1957. Nineteen-year-old Albertine escapes from prison, where she is serving time after a hold-up. Read More »
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981) Brian Burgess, Robert Lynn, Francis Matthews, Ed Bishop, Donald Gray
Captain Scarlet and friends battle the Mysterons from Mars. Read More »