Jesse Hallam, an illiterate coal miner from Kentucky, moves to Cincinnati so that his daughter may receive spinal surgery. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Dances with Wolves (1990) Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. Read More »
To Sir, with Love (1967) James Clavell, Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts
Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Read More »
A Pocketful of Chestnuts / Le castagne sono buone (1970) Pietro Germi, Gianni Morandi, Stefania Casini, Patricia Allison
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs. Read More »
Dieppe (1993) John N. Smith, Gary Reineke, Victor Garber, Robert Joy [only the first part]
Canadian troops stationed in England during the Second World War were ordered Read More »
Man Walking on Snow / Aruku, hito (2001) Masahiro Kobayashi, Ken Ogata, Yasufumi Hayashi, Teruyuki Kagawa
Scene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Read More »
A Woman of Experience (1931) Harry Joe Brown
It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Read More »
The Three-Way Wedding / Le mariage à trois (2010) Jacques Doillon, Pascal Greggory, Julie Depardieu, Louis Garrel
Auguste (Pascal Greggory) is a theater writer who has serious difficulties in finishing writing his last play. Read More »
The Law of Enclosures (2000) John Greyson, Sarah Polley, Diane Ladd, Brendan Fletcher
Set in Sarnia, Ontario in 1991, teenage Beatrice is a cashier at a supermarket. Read More »
Pink Flamingos (1972) John Waters, Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce
Sleaze queen Divine lives in a caravan with her mad hippie son Crackers and her 250-pound mother Mama Edie Read More »