China’s first horror film, this is loosely based on The Phantom of the Opera. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
One from the Heart (1981) Francis Ford Coppola, Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia
Hank and Frannie don’t seem to be able to live together anymore. Read More »
Jerusalem (1996) Bille August, Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August
The beginning of the 20th century. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. Read More »
Inside Daisy Clover (1965) Robert Mulligan, Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford
Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. Read More »
Heart Like a Wheel (1983) Jonathan Kaplan, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Bruce Barlow
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Read More »
Flight from Destiny (1941) Vincent Sherman, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn
After philosophy Professor Todhunter is told he has 6 months left to live, he is barred from teaching by his college Read More »
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
We’ve Never Been Licked (1943) John Rawlins, Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Martha O’Driscoll
WWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Read More »
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) Alan J. Pakula, Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire
Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude Read More »
Secret World AKA La promesse (1969) Paul Feyder, Robert Freeman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-François Vlerick, Pierre Zimmer
After a terrible car wreck in which he lay helpless under the body of his mother for hours Read More »