On a deserted Greek island a number of men are leaded by an attractive female who, like a medusa or spider, devours any male without inhibition. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Entre Nous (1983) Diane Kurys, Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand, Biography, Drama, War
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Read More »
Only Yesterday (1933) John M. Stahl, Margaret Sullavan, John Boles, Edna May Oliver, Drama, Romance
A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman Read More »
Normal Young Man (1969) Dino Risi, Janet Agren, Lino Capolicchio, Umberto D’Orsi, Comedy
Giordano is a young man from Milan who accepts a ride from a married American couple sightseeing in Italy. Read More »
The Clouded Yellow (1950) Ralph Thomas, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When Secret Service agent David Somers is fired, he takes a quiet job with the Fentons at their country estate – cataloging butterflies, hence the title insect. Read More »
Big Leaguer (1953) Robert Aldrich, Edward G. Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, Drama, Family, Sport
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22 year old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. Read More »
An Inn in Tokyo (1935) Yasujirô Ozu, Takeshi Sakamoto, Yoshiko Okada, Chôko Iida, Drama
Unemployed Kihachi and his two sons struggle to make ends meet. But that doesn’t keep Kihachi from wooing single mother Otaka. Read More »
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Chia-bao Chang, Neng Chang, Chih-Chen Chen, Biography, Drama
This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker’s own boyhood. Read More »
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Robert Aldrich, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Drama, Horror, Thriller
In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and ‘Baby’ Jane Hudson live together. Read More »
Days of Youth (1929) Yasujirô Ozu, Ichirô Yûki, Tatsuo Saitô, Junko Matsui, Comedy
The film tells of two friends from a university (played by Ichirô Yûki and Tatsuo Saitô) who vie for the attention of the same girl (Junko Matsui) during a skiing trip. Read More »