A Korean war veteran attempts to help a small town mine owner develop his tungsten mine in spite of efforts by the town boss to stop him. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
I Want to be a Shellfish (1959) Shinobu Hashimoto, Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno
On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband Read More »
L’atalante (1934) Jean Vigo, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon
When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Read More »
Pays de cocagne / Land of Milk and Honey (1971) Pierre Étaix, Maurice Biraud, Michel Lewin
After the events of May 1968, the French went on vacations – and they were filmed during three months on the rural fairs Read More »
Marie Antoinette (1938) W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier, Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore
The life of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) from betrothal and marriage in 1770 to her beheading. Read More »
Old Well / Lao jing (1987) Tian-Ming Wu, Yujing Liang, Yuqing Liao, Liping Lü
A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. Read More »
Murder on the Blackboard (1934) George Archainbaud, Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot
There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. Read More »
And God Said to Cain (1970) Antonio Margheriti, Klaus Kinski, Peter Carsten, Marcella Michelangeli
After 10 years in prison, a man who was betrayed by his ex-lover Read More »
Royal Bonbon (2002) Charles Najman, Dominic Batraville, Verlus Delorme, Erol Josué
A destitute man wanders the streets of Cap Haïtien, dreaming about his imaginary kingdom. Read More »
The Tin Girl (1970) Marcello Aliprandi, Roberto Antonelli, Sydne Rome, Elena Persiani
Mr. Rossi lives in a small town. He works in a large financial company and is considered to be rather original Read More »