It’s winter in a small southern Norwegian town in the late nineteenth century. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) John Sayles, Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends Read More »
Riot (1969) Buzz Kulik, Jim Brown, Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin
Cully Briston is serving a 5 year sentence in an Arizona prison. Read More »
Summer Clouds (1958) Mikio Naruse, Chikage Awashima, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. Read More »
Around a Small Mountain (2009) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon
Kate (Jane Birkin) is driving along a winding mountain road when her car stalls. Read More »
Run with the Devil (1960) Mario Camerini, Antonella Lualdi, Gérard Blain, Franco Fabrizi
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself Read More »
Dry Summer (1963) Metin Erksan, Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan
A tobacco farmer tries to ruin his competitors crops by diverting water to his property. Read More »
Freebie And The Bean (1974) Richard Rush, Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit
Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. Read More »
The Life of Chikuzan (1977) Kaneto Shindô, Ryûzô Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baishô
Chikuzan Takahashi, in his late sixties at the time of filming, is a blind musician who has spent most of his life on the roads of Northern Japan Read More »
The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978) Nikos Panayotopoulos, Olga Karlatos, George Dialegmenos, Dimitris Poulikakos
A father moves with his three sons and their beautiful, hard working servant in a big, old house in the countryside Read More »