In this espionage movie, set in Washington during WWII, the daughter of an ex-senator has become a dress model. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) Edward Ludwig, Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson
John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident Read More »
Nenette and Boni / Nénette et Boni (1996) Claire Denis, Grégoire Colin, Alice Houri, Jacques Nolot
Teenage siblings Nenette and Boni were raised apart as a result of their parents’ divorce. Read More »
Heroes Dream / El sueño de los héroes (1996) Sergio Renán, Germán Palacios, Soledad Villamil, Lito Cruz
After receiving a tip from a barber friend, Emilio bets on a horse and wins a considerable amount of money. Read More »
Saburai: Way of the Bohachi / Bôhachi bushidô: Sa burai (1974) Takashi Harada, Keiko Aikawa, Bin Amatsu, Takashi Ebata
The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate Read More »
The Toast of New Orleans (1950) Norman Taurog, Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Read More »
Thrill of a Romance (1945) Richard Thorpe, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford
Cynthia is swept off her feet and marries a rich and very successful business executive Read More »
Three Daring Daughters (1948) Fred M. Wilcox, Jeanette MacDonald, José Iturbi, Jane Powell
It’s Tess’ graduation day from “Miss Drakes School for Girls”. Read More »
A Cage of Nightingales / La cage aux rossignols (1945) Jean Dréville, Noël-Noël, Micheline Francey, René Génin
In France, in 1930, a supervisor of a boarding school for young offenders seeks to awaken Read More »
Splendor (1935) Elliott Nugent, Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Paul Cavanagh
The once-great Lorrimore family faces bankruptcy unless older son Brighton marries wealthy Edith Gilbert. Read More »