The Forest Queen grants the wish of Jonathan, the woodcutter, and his wife, Anna. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Quo Vadis (1951) Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann, Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn
Returning to Rome after three years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her, though as a Christian she wants nothing to do with a warrior. Read More »
Chandu the Magician (1932) William Cameron Menzies, Edmund Lowe, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi
Megalomaniac and would-be world dominator Roxor has kidnaped Robert Regent, along with his death ray invention Read More »
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981) Walerian Borowczyk, Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee
The film takes place before, during and immediately after the engagement party of Dr.Henry Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osborne Read More »
L.A. Takedown (1989) Michael Mann, Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker
Tough Los Angeles cop Vincent Hanna takes on a gang of professional bank robbers led by the precise, enigmatic Patrick McLaren. Read More »
Cousins (1989) Joel Schumacher, Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young
Legal secretary Maria is married to car salesman Tom. Dance teacher Larry is married to the striking Tish. Read More »
The Hardys Ride High (1939) George B. Seitz, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. Read More »
Moss Rose (1947) Gregory Ratoff, Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore
Set in turn-of-the-century London, a woman trying to solve the mystery of a friend’s murder finds that she may be the next victim. Read More »
Nightmares Come at Night (1970) Jesús Franco, Diana Lorys, Paul Muller, Jack Taylor
In Zagreb, the striper Anna de Istria works in a sleazy cabaret. She is seduced by the blonde Cynthia Robins that invites her to move to her house. Read More »
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1988) Michal Leszczylowski, Brian Cox, Erland Josephson, Andrei Tarkovsky
During the shooting of Andrei Tarkovsky’s last film Offret, cameraman Arne Carlsson taped around 50 hours of behind the scenes footage. Read More »