
Michel Descombes is a watchmaker in the district of Saint-Paul, Lyons. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
King of the Centre Forwards / Der König der Mittelstürmer (1927) Fritz Freisler, Paul Richter, Fritz Alberti, Colette Brettel

The son of a trade company’s director falls in love with the daughter of a big American oil magnate. Read More »
Cousin Jules / Le cousin Jules (1972) Dominique Benicheti, Jules Guiteaux, Félicie Guiteaux, Claude Chaudat

An ode to rural France and the simple joys of life, Dominique Benicheti’s glorious Read More »
Face / Kao (2000) Junji Sakamoto, Naomi Fujiyama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michiyo Ohkusu

The story of a socially awkward seamstress and her unexpected, darkly humorous journey Read More »
An Apple from Paradise (2010) Homayun Morowat, Hashmat Fanaei, Rajab Gussainov, Mohaiuddin Safa

A pious old man, who is a proponent of suicide attackers, comes to Kabul to visit his only son Read More »
Babylon (1981) Franco Rosso, David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans

Babylon follows the story of David, a working class musician and black man in South East London. Read More »
Pigskin Parade (1936) David Butler, Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley

Bessie and Winston “Slug” Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Read More »
Ace of Aces (1933) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Bellamy

A sculptor who doesn’t want to have any part of World War I is shamed Read More »
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) William C. McGann, Billy Mauch, Robert J. Mauch, Frank Craven

Penrod Schofield’s mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod’s spoiled friend, Rodney. Read More »
To Catch a Spy / Action immédiate (1957) Maurice Labro, Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage, Jacques Dacqmine

The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. Read More »