
Leo and Ulrich are life long friends. Home, on leave from their military training, Leo sees the beautiful Felicitas at the railroad station. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Extreme Ops (2002) Christian Duguay, Rufus Sewell, Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

A film crew travels to the Austrian Alps near the (former) Yugoslav border to film three extreme sports Read More »
Running from Crazy (2013) Barbara Kopple, Jack Hemingway, Joan Hemingway, Langley Hemingway

‘Running from Crazy’ is a documentary examining the personal journey of model and actress Mariel Hemingway Read More »
Up the Sandbox (1972) Irvin Kershner, Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller

A young wife and mother, bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband Read More »
Rough Winds (2006) Gerardo Herrero, José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano, Carme Elias

Dr. Juan (40) has survived a shipwreck, from which he was only able to save his pre-teen niece (or daughter?) Read More »
The Citadel (1938) King Vidor, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson

Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town Read More »
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin, Francis Carpenter, F.A. Turner, Virginia Lee Corbin

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp was another of Fox’s lavishly produced “Sunset Kiddies” series, wherein most of the principal roles were enacted by children. Read More »
Alila (2003) Amos Gitai, Yaël Abecassis, Hana Laszlo, Uri Klauzner

In Tel Aviv, the gloomy Ezra hires foreign workers without permits to build an addition to a homely block of flats Read More »
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985) Philippe Garrel, Mireille Perrier, Jacques Bonnaffé, Anne Wiazemsky

A young film director is turning a movie with his friend Christa (reminds us of the real-life relationship between Garrel and Nico). Read More »
Changes in the Village (1963) Lester James Peries, Punya Hiendeniya, Henry Jayasena, Wickrema Bogoda

Piyal (Henry Jayasena) is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda (Punya Heendeniya), a member of a high class family. Read More »