Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Out of the Storm (1948) R.G. Springsteen, Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier, Marc Lawrence
A young man with financial problems works in the payroll office of a factory. Read More »
Thunder in the Leaves / El trueno entre las hojas (1957) Armando Bo, Isabel Sarli, Andrés Lazlo
The arrival in a bakery of the young wife of the boss, where the laborers are exploited inhumanly Read More »
Harem (1985) Arthur Joffé, Nastassja Kinski, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Goldson
A young American woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheik and held captive in his harem. Read More »
Uncovered (1994) Jim McBride, Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinéad Cusack
While restoring an old painting showing a woman and two men playing chess Read More »
The Beauty / Grazuole (1969) Arunas Zebriunas, Inga Mickyte, Lilija Zadeikyte, Arvidas Samukas
The cruelty of children is offered in all its unadorned ugliness in “Grazuole”. Read More »
A Man Called Hero / Jung wa ying hong (1999) Andrew Lau, Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yeung
Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened Read More »
A Portuguese Farewell / Um Adeus Português (1986) João Botelho, Isabel de Castro, Ruy Furtado, Maria Cabral, Fernando Heitor
PORTUGUESE AFRICA, 1973. Slowly, we have plenty of time: the words of the Second Lieutenant to the small band of soldiers he commands. Read More »
Slums of Berlin / Die Verrufenen (1925) Gerhard Lamprecht, Bernhard Goetzke, Paul Bildt, Aud Egede-Nissen
A young engineer lies to protect his fiancée, and is later convicted of perjury Read More »
The Inugami Family / Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yôko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi
After the death of the Father , His family are gathered to share Inheritances Read More »