Archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Ghashiram Kotwal (1976) K. Hariharan, Mani Kaul, Mohan Agashe, Rajani Chavan, Vandana Pandit
This was the first movie made by this group (see Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978) Read More »
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum / Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975) Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser
Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. Read More »
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 »