
Joanna Sorrin, a whimsical and fanciful country girl, goes to London to follow a fashion design course. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Typhoon Club (1985) Shinji Sômai, Yuichi Mikami, Yûki Kudô, Tomokazu Miura
The movie takes place in the five-day period before, during and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon Read More »
Siege of Syracuse (1960) Pietro Francisci, Rossano Brazzi, Tina Louise, Sylva Koscina

Syracuse lies between the warring nations of Rome and Carthage; as long as the balance of power between the nations remains intact Read More »
The Other Love (1947) André De Toth, Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, Richard Conte

Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Read More »
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) André De Toth, Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon

Having been a spy for Quantrill’s raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man Read More »
A Woman’s Revenge (2012) Rita Azevedo Gomes, Rita Durão, Fernando Rodrigues, Hugo Tourita

Roberto is a dandy! An unmoved, inscrutable and thus enigmatic man. Read More »
Venus Beauty Institute (1999) Tonie Marshall, Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan

Madam Nadine manages with pride the “Vénus beauté” Salon which offers relaxation, massage and make-up services. Read More »
The Italian Job (1969) Peter Collinson, Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill

Charlie’s got a ‘Job’ to do. Having just left prison, he finds one of his friends has attempted a high risk job in Italy right under the nose of the Mafia. Read More »
The Affairs of Aphrodite (1970) Alain Patrick, Antoinette Maynard, Luanne Roberts, Walt Phillips

The god Antiochus purchases a female slave for the gods Aphrodite and her brother Apollo. Read More »
Ships with Wings (1941) Sergei Nolbandov, John Clements, Leslie Banks, Jane Baxter

Lt. Dick Stacey is dismissed from the Fleet Air Arm for poor discipline. Read More »
