
Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Boys from Fengkuei AKA Feng gui lai de ren (1983) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Chun-Fang Chang, Shih Chang, Grace Chen

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village Read More »
Gang of Four AKA La bande des quatre (1989) Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier, Benoît Régent, Fejria Deliba

A drama following 4 women at stage school. Read More »
The Marauders (1955) Gerald Mayer, Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn

In 1875, in Arizona Territory, rancher John Rutherford plans to forcibly evict all squatters from his lands. Read More »
Hope AKA Umut (1970) Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney, Gülsen Alniaçik, Tuncel Kurtiz

“Umut” is the story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. Read More »
Fog Island (1945) Terry O. Morse, George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan

Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Read More »
Dong (2006) Zhangke Jia, Xiaodong Liu, Sanming Han

China’s greatest living filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Platform, The World) travels with acclaimed painter Liu Xiaodong Read More »
Shadows Unseen AKA Abuso di potere (1972) Camillo Bazzoni, Frederick Stafford, Marilù Tolo, Franco Fabrizi

When a journalist is murdered Inspector Micheli begins to investigate. Read More »
And the Same to You (1960) George Pollock, Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Leo Franklyn

Stuck with the name “Dickie Dreadnought,” Rix feels he has no choice but to pursue a career as a boxer. Read More »
The Avenging Hand (1936) Frank Richardson, Victor Hanbury, Noah Beery, Kathleen Kelly, Louis Borel

A Chicago gangster is pleasantly surprised by violent crime in London. Read More »