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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Cherry Orchard / Sakura no sono (1990) Shun Nakahara, Hiroko Nakajima, Miho Tsumiki, Yasuyo Shirashima

The film offers a glimpse at a group of school girls who are very flexible in terms of gender roles Read More »
The Joy of Life (2005) Jenni Olson, Harry Dodge, Lawrence Ferlinghetti

A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold Read More »
Taiga (1992) Ulrike Ottinger

Taiga is an eight-hour documentary directed and photographed by Ulrike Ottinger. Read More »
Claro (1975) Glauber Rocha, Juliet Berto, Mackay, El Cachorro

It takes place in Rome and some footage inserts from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia show the macumba Read More »
Barbarous Street AKA Rue barbare (1984) Gilles Béhat, Bernard Giraudeau, Christine Boisson, Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Daniel Chetman is tired of the violent neighborhood, and takes on the local gangster Mathias Hagen and his tugs. Read More »
The Demon AKA Kichiku (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Shima Iwashita, Ken Ogata, Hiroki Iwase

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children Read More »
McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) Joe Stephenson, Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Adam Brown

Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. Read More »
For Better, for Worse (1954) J. Lee Thompson, Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen, Cecil Parker

In postwar London, young graduate Tony (Sir Dirk Bogarde) and his girlfriend Anne (Susan Stephen) decide to marry. Read More »
No Time for Breakfast AKA Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976) Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer

Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time Read More »