
A band of ex-soldiers, scoundrels, and thugs in Ginza after World War Two fight Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Noi cannibali (1953) Antonio Leonviola, Folco Lulli, Silvana Pampanini, Vincenzo Musolino

A chorus line girl, Virginia and a small time smuggler, Aldo try to be together and change their lives. Read More »
Lawinen der Erinnerung (2012) Dominik Graf, Eva Kruijssen, Oliver Storz

The leitmotif for this film portrait is Oliver Storz’s autobiographical novel Die Freibadclique Read More »
Keep Smiling / Gaigimet (2012) Rusudan Chkonia, Ia Sukhitashvili, Gia Roinishvili, Olga Legrand

10 women, seven of them belonging to the poorest population, are desperately trying to win a beauty Read More »
The Baroness and the Butler (1938) Walter Lang, William Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley

A Butler (Powell) gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master’s government. Read More »
Music Is Magic (1935) George Marshall, Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels

Vaudevillians supporting the musical efforts of aging Hollywood star Diane de Valle decide Read More »
Les misérables (1982) Robert Hossein, Lino Ventura, Jean Carmet, Michel Bouquet

The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert. Read More »
Stolen Death (1938) Nyrki Tapiovaara, Tuulikki Paananen, Ilmari Mänty, Santeri Karilo

Thriller about activists, turn of the century, Finland fought to liberate the tyranny of Czarist Russia. Read More »
Lake of Tears / Umi no koto (1966) Tomotaka Tasaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Katsuo Nakamura, Ganjirô Nakamura

A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Read More »
That Championship Season (1982) Jason Miller, Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum

It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. Read More »