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Author Archives: rarefilm
Blood of Dracula (1957) Herbert L. Strock, Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis, Gail Ganley

In a girl’s boarding school, science teacher, Miss Branding, tests her theory that there is power Read More »
Confidence (1980) István Szabó, Ildikó Bánsági, Péter Andorai, Oszkárné Gombik

During WW2 Hungarian resistance hides a married couple from the officials. Read More »
Student Services (2010) Emmanuelle Bercot, Déborah François, Alain Cauchi, Mathieu Demy

A cash strapped college student goes to work as an escort in order to make ends meet Read More »
Mazurka (1935) Willi Forst, Pola Negri, Albrecht Schoenhals, Ingeborg Theek

“Mazurka” was Willi Forst’s third film as a director, made directly after having achieved a major international success with “Maskerade”. Read More »
Three Men and a Cradle (1985) Coline Serreau, Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier

Jacques, Pierre, and Michel are three adult friends who enjoy single life until they find themselves stuck – with a baby. Read More »
Other People’s Money (1978) Christian de Chalonge, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Laura Kornbluh

Bank executive Rainier allows his firm to deliver adventurous investor Chevalier d’Aven a huge loan Read More »
Jessica (1962) Jean Negulesco, Oreste Palella, Angie Dickinson, Maurice Chevalier, Noël-Noël

The women of a small Sicilian village, jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife Read More »
Cherry, Harry and Raquel (1970) Russ Meyer, Linda Ashton, Charles Napier, Larissa Ely

Harry (a corrupt sheriff) and his Chicano deputy hunt an Apache who is about to go to the authorities with the news Harry is smuggling marijuana. Read More »
Two Sons of Francisco (2005) Breno Silveira, Ângelo Antônio, Dira Paes, Márcio Kieling

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children Read More »