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Author Archives: rarefilm
Such Is Life / Takový je zivot (1930) Carl Junghans, Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pistek, Mána Zenísková

Realistic portrait of a poor working family in late 20s Prague: the washerwoman mother whose burial Read More »
Bad Seeds / Mauvaises herbes (2018) Kheiron, Catherine Deneuve, André Dussollier

Wael (Kheiron) a former street child, makes a living from small scams Read More »
Bloody Christmas / Matomena Hristougenna (1951) Giorgos Zervos, Ellie Lambeti, Nikos Hatziskos, Athanasia Moustaka

Returning to Athens after the end of the World War II Read More »
The Abyss / Afgrunden (1910) Urban Gad, Asta Nielsen, Robert Dinesen, Poul Reumert

At a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets Read More »
The Castro’s Abbess / La badessa di Castro (1974) Armando Crispino, Barbara Bouchet, Pier Paolo Capponi, Evelyn Stewart

A young woman is forced into a convent. However, due to her nobility she rises to be an abbess. Read More »
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) Robert Aldrich

Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. Read More »
Mr. District Attorney (1947) Robert B. Sinclair, Dennis O’Keefe, Adolphe Menjou, Marguerite Chapman

An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating. Read More »
College Confidential (1960) Albert Zugsmith, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Walter Winchell

Sociology professor Steve McInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores Read More »
The Wife (1995) Tom Noonan, Julie Hagerty, Wallace Shawn

Tom Noonan’s dark comedy features a husband-and-wife team of psychotherapists Read More »