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Author Archives: rarefilm
Odoriko / Dancing Girl (1957) Hiroshi Shimizu

In the heart of Asakusa, Tokyo, a struggling couple—Yamano, a violinist, and Hanae, a revue dancer—lives in poverty. Read More »
La femme publique / The Public Woman (1984) Andrzej Zulawski, Francis Huster, Valérie Kaprisky, Lambert Wilson

In Paris, a naïve young actress lands a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky’s The Possessed Read More »
Sono yo wa wasurenai / A Night to Remember (1962) Kôzaburô Yoshimura, Ayako Wakao, Jirô Tamiya, Keizô Kawasaki

Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter embarks Read More »
Il était une fois Marilyn Jess / Sodomies brûlantes (1987) Michel Caputo, Marilyn Jess, Marina Borringer

In 1987, renowned French adult film star Marilyn Jess is making her final film Read More »
Cong jin yihou / All Shall Be Well (2024) Ray Yeung, Patra Au, Lin-Lin Li, Tai-Bo

After four decades of life together, Angie’s world is shattered by the unexpected death of her partner, Pat. Read More »
Jubiabá (1986) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Grande Otelo, Julien Guiomar, Charles Baiano

A white girl and a black boy grow up together in the same house. Read More »
The Hustlers (1962) Ruy Guerra, Per Aabel, Norma Bengell, Hugo Carvana

This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the “cafajestes”). Read More »
Abolition / Abolição (1988) Zózimo Bulbul, Camila Amado, Benedita da Silva, Abdias do Nascimento

A documentary, mostly in color, but with historical photography and pictures in black and white. Read More »
Play Me a Love Song / Pjevajte nesto ljubavno (2007) Goran Kulenovic, Ivan Herceg, Ivan Djuricic, Ivan Glowatzky

The main character Struja (Stream) is an unyielding rock musician in a demo-band Read More »