During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Chinese Puzzle for Judoka AKA Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) Maurice Labro, Marc Briand, Marilù Tolo, Heinz Drache
Marc Saint-Clair wins a medal at a Kendo tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Read More »
Beer Chase AKA Bierkampf (1977) Herbert Achternbusch, Annamirl Bierbichler, Josef Bierbichler
In a stolen police uniform the drinker Herbert creates unrest at the Oktoberfest in Munich. Read More »
Chan Is Missing (1982) Wayne Wang, Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew
Two cabbies search San Francisco’s Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Read More »
East of War AKA Jenseits des Krieges (1996) Ruth Beckermann
A controversial photography exhibit about atrocities committed by the German army on the Eastern Front Read More »
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves AKA Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (1954) Jacques Becker, Fernandel, Samia Gamal, Dieter Borsche
Rich oriental lord Cassim’s cheeky servant Ali Baba was sent to buy a meaty girl-slave Read More »
Stigma (1982) Pavlos Tasios
A young couple (Antonis Kafetzopoulos and Olia Lazaridou) have a baby affected with the Down Syndrome. Read More »
Mother AKA Haha (1963) Kaneto Shindô, Nobuko Otowa, Haruko Sugimura, Homizu Aratani
Tamiko is a divorced mother with a seriously ill son, struggling to save him and give both a sense of their existence. Read More »
Whatever Happened to Susan Jane? (1982) Marc Huestis, Ann Block, Francesca Rosa, Lulu
This camp classic follows Marcie Clark, a polyester suburban housewife dissatisfied with her bouffant-and-barbecue Read More »
Beyond Oblivion AKA Más allá del olvido (1956) Hugo del Carril, Laura Hidalgo, Pedro Laxalt
A man who deeply loves his wife, tears before his death by disease. Read More »