Jaap van Leyden (Sir Ralph Richardson) is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Pennies from Heaven (1981) Herbert Ross, Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper
In Chicago during the 1930s Depression, sheet-music salesman Arthur Parker Read More »
Borderline (1950) William A. Seiter, Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr
Customs agents are looking for information about Pete Ritchie Read More »
Holiday for Henrietta / La fête à Henriette (1952) Julien Duvivier, Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef
After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
Pasolini (2014) Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio
We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family Read More »
La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975) Pupi Avati, Ugo Tognazzi, Paolo Villaggio, Delia Boccardo
A fig tree located in the lands of a baron of the lower Padana has for many centuries been the subject of veneration. Read More »
No One Will Notice You’re Naked / Il vichingo venuto dal sud (1971) Steno, Lando Buzzanca, Pamela Tiffin, Renzo Marignano
Rosario Trapanese is determined to show he is not the typical old-fashion Sicilian. Read More »
The Sisters / Le sorelle (1969) Roberto Malenotti, Nathalie Delon, Susan Strasberg, Massimo Girotti
Diana’s marriage has ended in divorce, so she goes to stay for a while with her younger sister Martha Read More »
Double Alibi (1940) Phil Rosen, Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan
A man’s ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect. Read More »
Johnny Tremain (1957) Robert Stevenson, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York
In colonial Boston, a young silversmith’s apprentice injures his hand Read More »