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Author Archives: rarefilm
Boykott (1930) Robert Land, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Lil Dagover, Rolf von Goth

A film about the pupils of a posh Berlin gymnasium in their final term (Ober-Primaner = pupils of the Upper First) Read More »
Cours privé / Private Tuition (1986) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Elizabeth Bourgine, Michel Aumont, Xavier Deluc

Jeanne Kern is a history teacher in a private mixed class. Read More »
Der Verlorene Sohn / The Prodigal Son (1934) Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes

Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression. Read More »
Quan ji / Duel of Fists (1971) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Lung Ti, Li Ching

Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers Read More »
The Book of Life (1998) Hal Hartley, Martin Donovan, P.J. Harvey, Dave Simonds

The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. Read More »
Blue Rain Osaka (1983) Masaru Konuma, Kiriko Shimizu, Saeko Kuga, Ryûmei Azuma

From director Masaru Konuma comes this tale of sorrow and nostalgia mixed with pop songs and feminine strength. Read More »
The Witches (1990) Nicolas Roeg, Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher

A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. Read More »
Agnes (2016) Johannes Schmid, Odine Johne, Stephan Kampwirth, Sonja Baum

WALTER (41) is planning on writing a book about German entrepreneurs. On a spring day he meets the physics student AGNES (28). Read More »
Tender Is the Night (1985) Robert Knights, Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel about how the rich languoring on the Riviera in the 1920’s are slowly drawn Read More »