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Author Archives: rarefilm
Copying Beethoven (2006) Agnieszka Holland, Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Matyelok Gibbs

Vienna, 1824. In the days before the first performance of the Ninth Symphony Read More »
Bloody Sea / Mar sangriento (1965) Jaime Contreras, Rafael Portillo, Víctor Junco, Armando Silvestre, Ariadne Welter

Shady waterfront guy rents a yacht from a married couple and they all go off on a secret mission together. Read More »
Bald-Headed Betty / She nu (1975) Sum Cheung, Meg Lam, James Yi Lui, Liu-Mei Wen

A young, innocent girl is forced into prostitution. Luckily for her, there is a kind man who tries to save her. Read More »
Joyû Sumako no koi / The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Sô Yamamura, Kikue Môri

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken Read More »
The James Dean Story (1957) Robert Altman, George W. George, Martin Gabel, James Dean, Lew Bracker

This documentary, which was undertaken soon after James Dean’s death, looks at Dean’s life through the use of still photographs with narration Read More »
Samurai From Somewhere / Zoku Dojo Yaburi: Mondo Muyo (1964) Yasushi Kikuchi, Kôki Matsuno, Isamu Nagato, Tetsurô Tanba, Haruko Wanibuchi

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions Read More »
The Gaucho War / La guerra gaucha (1942) Lucas Demare, Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña

The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence. Read More »
The Glory Guys (1965) Arnold Laven, Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger

During the Sioux Wars, General Frederick McCabe’s 3rd U. S. Cavalry Regiment is recruiting and training men for the upcoming campaign against the Sioux. Read More »
Císaruv pekar a pekaruv císar / The Emperor and the Golem (1952) Martin Fric, Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová

Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, does not have a simple life. And yet he manages to complicate it even more with his frequent outbursts of anger. Read More »