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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Mystery of Oberwald AKA Il mistero di Oberwald (1980) Michelangelo Antonioni, Monica Vitti, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Branciaroli
One long and painful decade after the brutal assassination of her husband Read More »
This Day and Age (1933) Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Bickford, Judith Allen, Richard Cromwell
DeMille returns to the high school milieu of The Godless Girl when that institution was still so fresh Read More »
Bluebeard’s 10 Honeymoons (1960) W. Lee Wilder, George Sanders, Corinne Calvet, Jean Kent
A golddigger inspires her older lover to murder wealthy women for the finances to keep her happy. Read More »
Pills for Aurelia AKA Pigulki dla Aurelii (1958) Stanislaw Lenartowicz, Jerzy Adamczak, Andrzej Hrydzewicz, Jaroslaw Kuszewski
Action drama that takes place in Poland during World War 2. Soldiers of the Polish underground Read More »
Floating AKA Das Floß! (2015) Julia C. Kaiser, Julia Becker, Anna König, Jakob Renger
Katha and Jana are about to marry, they already found a sperm donor for their child. Read More »
Human Resources AKA Ressources humaines (1999) Laurent Cantet, Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Read More »
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) Robert Florey, Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, Gail Patrick
A public relations man for a movie studio uses an early form of television to help solve a murder. Read More »
Over the Wall (1938) Frank McDonald, Dick Foran, June Travis, John Litel
Jerry Davis is a street tough and troublemaker who winds up in Sing Sing framed for murder. Read More »
The Brute (1977) Gerry O’Hara, Sarah Douglas, Julian Glover, Roberta Gibbs
Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. Read More »