Vietnam veteran Vince Majestyk just wants to grow his watermelons and live in peace on his farm. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Devil’s Eye (1960) Ingmar Bergman, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Järrel
The devil has a stye in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar’s daughter. Read More »
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) Dick Richards, Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Mackenzie Phillips
Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California Read More »
The Merry Wives (1939) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Kreuzmann, Adina Mandlová
Czech filmmaker Otakar Vavra truly came into his own with his third feature Read More »
Mighty Joe Young (1949) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong
In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Read More »
Angela (1977) Boris Sagal, Sophia Loren, Steve Railsback, John Huston
Angela, a prostitute has decided to become a waitress after she gets pregnant by Ben and needs a better way to support her baby. Read More »
Stormy Crossing (1958) C.M. Pennington-Richards, John Ireland, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer
Two swimmers are attempting to swim across the English Channel when one of them disappears. Read More »
We Won’t Grow Old Together (1972) Maurice Pialat, Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Christine Fabréga
Jean has been married to Francoise for years, but his relationship with his wife has been all but over for a long time. Read More »
Samurai Banners (1969) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. Read More »
Consider All Risks (1960) Claude Sautet, Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Abel Davos is a criminal, hunted in Italy. The police are closing in, so he and his pal Raymond arrange to flee back to France Read More »