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Author Archives: rarefilm
Alimony (1949) Alfred Zeisler, Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke

Small town girl Kitty Traves comes to New York with the idea of getting rich fast. Read More »
The M.P. Case / De zaak M.P. (1960) Bert Haanstra, Albert Mol, Ko van Dijk, Julia de Gruyter

A comedy in which a student steals the statue of Manneken Pis, a Belgian national icon Read More »
One Against the Wind (1991) Larry Elikann, Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Anthony Higgins

Mary Lindell works for the French Red Cross in Occupied France during World War II Read More »
S. (1998) Guido Henderickx, Natali Broods, Isnel Da Silveira

An erotic road-movie about people that are going round in circles. Read More »
Hiroshima (1995) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode, Lynne Adams, Wesley Addy, Allen Altman

Harry Truman, the successor to the Oval Office after the late President Roosevelt Read More »
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung / Qian Long xia Yangzhou (1978) Han Hsiang Li, Tony Liu, Hua Yueh, Ying Cheung

In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China. Read More »
King of Gamblers (1937) Robert Florey, Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan, Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer Read More »
Trailer Town (2003) Giuseppe Andrews, Bill Nowlin, Stan Patrick, Walt Dongo

Giuseppe Andrews’ (Cabin Fever, Independence Day) darkly comic examination Read More »
Dead Ringer (1964) Paul Henreid, Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford

After the funeral of her brother-in-law, Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca Read More »