
A young Norwegian man joins the Nazi-collaborating Quisling movement in order to relay information to the resistance. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The 47 Ronin (1941) Kenji Mizoguchi, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun’s palace. Read More »
Great Day in the Morning (1956) Jacques Tourneur, Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman

After a card game Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Read More »
Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Andrew Alfieri, Hideaki Anno, Moyoco Anno

An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother Read More »
You Will Be Mine (2009) Sophie Laloy, Judith Davis, Marc Chapiteau, Fabienne Babe

Marie leaves home to study the piano at the conservatory in Lyons. Through lack of money, she is obliged to share an apartment with Emma Read More »
Heartless (1968) Mio Ezaki, Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Kôji Wada, Hiroshi Nawa

Known as one of the pioneers to establish the Nikkatsu “mood action” genre, Mio Ezaki incorporates road movie scenes with a new theme song sung by Tetsuya Watari Read More »
Strangers in Love (1932) Lothar Mendes, Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin

In the film, March briefly plays a double role as brothers who hate each other. Read More »
Photographic Memory (2011) Ross McElwee, Adrian McElwee

Filmmaker Ross McElwee (Sherman’s March, Bright Leaves) finds himself in frequent conflict with his son Read More »
Ossessione (1943) Luchino Visconti, Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani

Gino, a young and handsome tramp, stops in a small roadside inn run by Giovanna. Read More »
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) Jean Delannoy, Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet

Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Read More »