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Author Archives: rarefilm
Crumbs (2015) Miguel Llansó, Daniel Tadesse, Quino Piñero, Selam Tesfayie

Crumbs is a Spanish-Ethiopian Science fictional love story. Read More »
A Christmas Carol (1938) Edwin L. Marin, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart

On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. Read More »
The Atomic City (1952) Jerry Hopper, Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, Michael Moore

At Los Alamos, New Mexico, the maximum-security “atomic city” of U.S. nuclear-weapons research, top atomic scientist Frank Addison has a normal Read More »
The Song Lantern (1943) Mikio Naruse, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Eijirô Yanagi, Ichijirô Oya

The head of an acclaimed Noh (traditional, stylised Japanese drama form) troupe has a son whom he wants to inherit the troupe/ school. Read More »
The Priest and the Girl (1966) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Helena Ignez, Paulo José, Mário Lago

In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place Read More »
Summer Snow (1995) Ann Hui, Josephine Siao, Kar-Ying Law, Allen Ting

The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company Read More »
Garrincha: Joy of the People (1963) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Heron Domingues, Garrincha

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer’s history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Read More »
Satan’s Sword (1960) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941).  Read More »
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones

In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. Read More »