
This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Der Kulterer (1974) Vojtech Jasný, Helmut Qualtinger, Andreas Altmann, Harry Hornisch

Vojtech Jasnys film of the same name Thomas Bernhard story from 1962, the gritty chronicle of a “damaged life”. Read More »
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972) Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Walter Sedlmayr

In 1882, at the age of 14, Theodor Hierneis entered the court of King Ludwig II of Bavaria Read More »
The Ancines Woods AKA El bosque del lobo (1970) Pedro Olea, José Luis López Vázquez, Amparo Soler Leal, Antonio Casas

Benito Freire is a peddler who lives miserably in an environment dominated by ignorance and superstition. Read More »
The House Without Frontiers (1972) Pedro Olea

Daniel arrives to Bilbao looking for a job. He is quickly hired by an international organization called “House without frontiers”. Read More »
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid AKA Uno sceriffo extraterrestre… poco extra e molto terrestre (1979) Michele Lupo, Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Cary Guffey

A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town Read More »
Bomber (1982) Michele Lupo, Bud Spencer, Jerry Calà, Stefano Mingardo

Bud “Bomber” Graziano (Bud Spencer) retired from boxing as heavyweight champion Read More »
Alice or the last escapade AKA Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977) Claude Chabrol, Sylvia Kristel, Charles Vanel, Fernand Ledoux

Alice Carol leaves her husband one rainy night, telling him that she does not love him anymore. Read More »
Anthropophagus (1980) Joe D’Amato, Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi

Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. Read More »
Café Lumière AKA Kôhî jikô (2003) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara

The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search for a cafe that’s frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching. Read More »