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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Tragedy of Bushido / Bushidô muzan (1960) Eitarô Morikawa, Miki Mori, Mutsuko Sakura, Hizuru Takachiho

Iori, a 16-year-old boy, is forced to commit “seppuku” (ritual suicide) to follow his late sovereign Read More »
Riel (1979) George Bloomfield, Raymond Cloutier, Roger Blay, Lloyd Bochner

A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions. Read More »
Hababam Sinifi / The Chaos Class (1975) Ertem Egilmez, Münir Özkul, Tarik Akan, Halit Akçatepe

Lazy, uneducated students share a very close bond. They live together in the dormitory, where they plan their latest pranks. Read More »
Guelwaar (1992) Ousmane Sembene, Abou Camara, Marie Augustine Diatta, Yama Diedhiou

Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor. Read More »
Three Daughters / Teen Kanya (1961) Satyajit Ray, Anil Chatterjee, Chandana Banerjee, Aparna Sen

Based on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore Read More »
The Unknown Man (1951) Richard Thorpe, Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding, Barry Sullivan

Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Read More »
This Man Is News (1938) David MacDonald, Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime. Read More »
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) Georges Lautner, Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi

Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato’s drag queen lover Albin learning Read More »
Ginza keshô / Ginza cosmetics (1951) Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ranko Hanai, Yûji Hori

A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a young, smart boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. Read More »