Society Matron, Mrs. Crane, is selected as a juror in the trail of an ex-chorus girl, Yvette Gordon, who’s accused of murdering her rich elderly husband. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
La Notte (1961) Michelangelo Antonioni, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Drama
In Milan, after visiting dear friend Tommaso Garani that is terminal in a hospital, the writer Giovanni Pontano goes to a party for the release of his last book Read More »
Girls School (1938) John Brahm, Anne Shirley, Nan Grey, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy
A student monitor at a girls’ school reports one of the popular girls for staying out late and faces the scorn of her fellow pupils. Read More »
The First Auto (1927) Roy Del Ruth, Russell Simpson, Frank Campeau, Gibson Gowland, Comedy
Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. Read More »
Dakota (1945) Joseph Kane, John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Western
In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra “Sandy” Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Read More »
Strip-tease (1963) Jacques Poitrenaud, Nico, Dany Saval, Jean Sobieski, Drama, Erotic
Story of a Strip Tease Goddess Somewhat ahead of its time, Strip-tease plays like a more risqué version of Julie Christie’s Darling, without the Jet Set trappings. Read More »
Story of a Love Affair (1950) Michelangelo Antonioni, Lucia Bosé, Massimo Girotti, Ferdinando Sarmi, Crime, Drama, Romance
Paola (Lucia Bose) is the beautiful and jealously-guarded younger wife of a shady factory owner, Enrico Fontana (Ferdinando Sarmi). Read More »
I Spit on Your Grave (1959) Michel Gast, Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Fernand Ledoux, Crime, Drama, Romance
In the American south, light-skinned Afro-American Joe Grant leaves Memphis and moves to a small town after his 18-year-old brother Sonny is brutally lynched for attempting to marry a white woman. Read More »
Historic Centre (2012) Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Judite Araujo, Maria Fatima Braga Lima, Marco Carreira, Drama
A feature film with four stories celebrating the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal. Read More »
The Big Bus (1976) James Frawley, Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Comedy, Action
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. Read More »