
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
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 »
Libera, My Love / Libera, amore mio! (1975) Mauro Bolognini, Adolfo Celi, Bruno Cirino, Claudia Cardinale

Director Mauro Bolognini inserts this story in Fascist Italy, with careful attention to details. Read More »
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) Herbert I. Leeds, Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, Chris-Pin Martin

Just as Harbison kills a miner, Cisco and Gordito arrive and the dying miner rips his map into three pieces. Read More »
The Puritan / Le puritain (1938) Jeff Musso, Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault, Viviane Romance

A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl Read More »
The Kid from Kokomo (1939) Lewis Seiler, Pat O’Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell

A fight promoter finds his fighter, Wayne Morris, in the sticks, a country hick left Read More »
Zoya (1944) Lev Arnshtam, Galina Vodyanitskaya, Yekaterina Skvortsova, Kseniya Tarasova
Zoya is the inspirational true story of one of Russia’s most beloved national heroines. Read More »
Blue Steel (1989) Kathryn Bigelow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown

When rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a convenience store robber Read More »
Between Two Worlds / Ahasin Wetei (2009) Vimukthi Jayasundara, Thusitha Laknath, Kaushalaya Fernando, Lu Huang

The young man fell from the sky. Communication relay burns. Read More »
