
From the gardens of Versailles to the Île-aux-Coudres, this documentary feature tells the story of Pierre Perrault’s exceptional cinematic adventure. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
No Man of Her Own (1932) Wesley Ruggles

Clark Gable plays a card cheat who has to go on the lam to avoid a pesky cop. He meets a lonely, but slightly wild, librarian, Carole Lombard, while he is hiding out. Read More »
Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (1997)

Three friends begin a contest to find Karen, a particular girl they all like. Read More »
Farewell China (1990) Clara Law

Li Hung is a desperate mother who tried for years to obtain an American visa to study to create a better life Read More »
Chained (1934) Clarence Brown, Joan Crawford

Richard Field is a successful businessman who has become romantically involved with younger employee Diane Lovering Read More »
Play Dead (2001) Jeff Jenkins, Diva Zappa

When a gay high school student babysits a sassy, precocious kid from a broken home Read More »
The Empty Hours (2013) Las horas muertas

Stuck managing his uncle’s deserted motel on Veracruz’s lonely coast, 17-year-old Sebastian finds solace in unexpected company. Read More »
Broadway Rhythm (1944) Roy Del Ruth

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister Read More »
The Red Ibis (1975) L’Ibis rouge

A mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with his scarf, which is embroidered with an ibis. Read More »
Io e lui (1973) Luciano Salce, Lando Buzzanca

Rico is a not too successful screen-player. He is also a repressed sex addict. Read More »