Vlado, an intelligent boy living in a small village, has fantasies that take him away from his humdrum life. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
I a Man (1967) Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol, Tom Baker, Nico, Valerie Solanas
About a male hustler who talks with and sleeps with a series of women. Read More »
Höhenfeuer / Alpine Fire (1985) Fredi M. Murer, Thomas Nock, Johanna Lier, Dorothea Moritz
A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher Read More »
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton
In 1845 London, the Barrett family is ruled with an iron fist by its stern widowed patriarch, Edward Moulton-Barrett. Read More »
Babes in Toyland / March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) Gus Meins, Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns
Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep’s Read More »
Hans le marin / Wicked City (1949) François Villiers, Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lilli Palmer
When his freighter pulls into Marseille, Canadian seaman Eric Martin falls in love with Dolores Read More »
Murder Most Foul (1964) George Pollock, Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell
Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer Read More »
Shin Jingi no Hakaba / Graveyard of Honor (2002) Takashi Miike, Ryo Amamiya, Narimi Arimori, Yoshiyuki Daichi
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss’ life and thus makes his way up in the organization. Read More »
The Decks Ran Red (1958) Andrew L. Stone, James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford
Danger and suspense sail the high seas in this nautical thriller that some commentators call uncommonly fierce for its time. Read More »
Omnibus – Made in Ealing (1986) Alan Yentob, Richard Attenborough, Jill Balcon, Michael Balcon
A BBC Omnibus special documentary about Ealing Studios Read More »