In 1902, John, his wife Maida (his real-life wife) and their infant son David Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Eternity / Éternité (2016) Anh Hung Tran, Audrey Tautou, Bérénice Bejo, Mélanie Laurent
At the end of the 19th century, Valentine, aged 20, married Jules. Read More »
Victory (1919) Maurice Tourneur, Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Wallace Beery
Axel Heyst, an uncommitted wanderer, has settled on an island in the South Seas. Read More »
Forward, Soviet! / Shagay, sovet! (1926) Dziga Vertov
Dziga Vertov records the achievements, and some failures, of the Moscow soviet. Read More »
The Music Machine (1979) Ian Sharp, Gerry Sundquist, David Easter, Michael Feast
Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides Read More »
Easy to Love (1953) Charles Walters, Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Set against the background of Florida’s Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches Read More »
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) Andrew L. Stone, Friz Freleng, Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri
When the bride’s mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor Read More »
Where Are My Children? (1916) Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber, Tyrone Power Sr., Mrs. Tyrone Power, Marie Walcamp
While prosecuting a physician for the death of a client after an abortion Read More »
The Wicked Darling (1919) Tod Browning, Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter, Lon Chaney
Pickpockets ‘Stoop’ Connors and Mary Stevens often work together Read More »
Falling / Fallen (2006) Barbara Albert, Nina Proll, Birgit Minichmayr, Kathrin Resetarits
In Barbara Albert’s FALLING, five independent women are reunited for the funeral of a beloved teacher. Read More »