A young man called Wang Lung has to find his uncle who holds the key to a hidden treasure. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Lady Caligula in Tokyo / Tôkyô Karigyura fujin (1981) Kôyû Ohara, Maiko Kazama, Asami Ogawa, Tsutomu Akashi
A housewife leaves her husband after he has been cheating on her. Read More »
Forbidden Cargo (1954) Harold French, Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars
After a successful operation against drink smugglers Read More »
High Treason (1929) Maurice Elvey, Benita Hume, Basil Gill, Humberston Wright
Women unite to prevent financiers from engineering a second world war. Read More »
There Goes the Bride (1932) Albert de Courville, Jessie Matthews, Owen Nares, Carol Goodner
A businessman’s daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless Read More »
The Ride / Jízda (1994) Jan Sverák, Anna Geislerová, Radek Pastrnák, Filip Renc
Two guys bought a car and travelled through the country until they met a lonely girl on the road. Read More »
The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Joseph Losey, Pat O’Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale
Peter Frye, typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. Read More »
The House of the Spirits (1993) Bille August, Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Read More »
The Caribbean Mystery (1945) Robert D. Webb, James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, Edward Ryan
The Caribbean Mystery is a remake of Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939)-which in turn was a remake of Murder in Trinidad. Read More »
Storm Over the Nile (1955) Zoltan Korda, Terence Young, Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice
Defying his family’s proud military tradition, Harry Faversham (Anthony Steel) decides to avoid the British war Read More »