
Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Operasjon Løvsprett (1962) Knut Andersen, Rolf Just Nilsen, Arve Opsahl, Odd Borg

A group of very different men are summoned for their refresher training at Haglemoen military camp. Read More »
Céleste (1980) Percy Adlon, Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt, Norbert Wartha

In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. Read More »
Playing Away (1987) Horace Ové, Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart, Helen Lindsay

To mark the conclusion of their “Third World Week” celebration, a cricket team Read More »
Lost in America (1985) Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Sylvia Farrel

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment Read More »
The Man from Independence (1974) Jack Smight, Robert Vaughn, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott

No portion of the political career of Harry S. Truman was more fraught with drama than his relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast. Read More »
Foreign Body / Obce cialo (2014) Krzysztof Zanussi, Riccardo Leonelli, Agnieszka Grochowska, Agata Buzek

Angelo and Kasia met in Italy in the Focolare Movement where their love Read More »
Weekend of Shadows (1978) Tom Jeffrey, John Waters, Wyn Roberts, Graham Rouse

In the 1930s, a farmer’s wife in a small town is murdered. Read More »
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) Mika Kaurismäki, Kari Väänänen, Roberta Manfredi, Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Alex is Finlander married to an Italian who works as a taxi driver in Berlin. Read More »
Fearless Fagan (1952) Stanley Donen, Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn

A man brings his devoted pet with him when he is drafted into the army. Read More »