Filmed in the North Country of England, this is a film noir set in the 1930s as a family struggles with poverty and unemployment. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Passkey to Danger (1946) Lesley Selander, Kane Richmond, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara
Tex Hanlon is some kind of advertising man who comes up with a concept for a women’s clothing campaign called THE THREE SPRINGS. Read More »
Bye Bye Brazil (1980) Carlos Diegues, José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fábio Jr.
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks Read More »
The Poor AKA Zavallilar (1975) Yilmaz Güney, Atif Yilmaz, Yildirim Önal, Güven Sengil
The Poor Ones tells the semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. Read More »
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing AKA Amanece, que no es poco (1989) José Luis Cuerda, José Sazatornil, Carmen de Lirio, Francisco Martínez
A village and the crazy situations encountered by its citizens. Read More »
The Goob (2014) Guy Myhill, Sienna Guillory, Sean Harris, Hannah Spearritt
Young Goob, 16 years old, returns home to his mother where he grew up in the countryside Read More »
Happy End (2011) Björn Runge, Ann Petrén, Malin Buska, Gustaf Skarsgård
A fairytale for adults. It’s about five people with an important liaison to one another. Read More »
Wild Orchids (1929) Sidney Franklin, Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone, Nils Asther
Lillie Sterling comes with her husband, John, on a business trip to Java, expecting a second honeymoon. Read More »
Zero Hour AKA Stunde Null (1977) Edgar Reitz, Kai Taschner, Herbert Weissbach, Günter Schiemann
The narrative is set in the summer of 1945 in a small village outside Leipzig Read More »
Vivacious Lady (1938) George Stevens, Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison
On a quick trip to the city, young university professor Peter Morgan falls in love with nightclub performer Francey Brent Read More »