
Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Fugitive Road (1934) Frank R. Strayer, Erich von Stroheim, Wera Engels, Leslie Fenton

An Austrian officer must face up to the good and evil aspects of his own personality as he becomes involved in a war. Read More »
Fair Game (1994) Alan Dossor, Massimo Bellinzoni, Simone Bendix, Marston Bloom

Set in 1970 during the World Cup and Parliamentary elections about a couple hiking across England. Read More »
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986) Raju Patel, John Rhys-Davies, Timothy Bottoms, Irene Miracle

There’s a big drought in Africa. Food and water are scarce. Read More »
The Velvet Touch (1948) Jack Gage, Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor

Broadway star Valerie Stanton, breaking up with her producer-lover Gordon Dunning, unintentionally kills him. Read More »
Runaway Train (1985) Andrey Konchalovskiy, Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter Read More »
Arising From The Surface (1980) Mani Kaul, Bharat Gopy, Vibhuti Jha, Satyen Kumar

Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image Read More »
My Dictator / Na-eui dok-jae-ja (2014) Hae-jun Lee, Kyung-gu Sol, Hae-il Park, Je-mun Yun

Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung Read More »
Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby (1976) Sam O’Steen, Stephen McHattie, Patty Duke, Broderick Crawford

Having been adopted by the madam of a southwestern brothel Read More »
Bliss (1985) Ray Lawrence, Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones

Harry suffers a heart attack and has a near-death experience that changes his outlook on life. Read More »