
Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Sombrero (1953) Norman Foster, Ricardo Montalban, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman

Adapted from the book, “Mexican Village,” by Josefina Niggli, the film tells three interwoven love stories against the background of a feud between two villages. Read More »
Outlaw of Red River (1965) Maury Dexter, George Montgomery, Elisa Montés, José Nieto

A gringo outlaw investigates a murder and must find the culprit amidst various suspects. Read More »
Komitas (1989) Don Askarian, Samvel Ovasapian, Margarita Woskanjan, Omig Saadetian

The film is dedicated to the Armenian monk and genius composer Komitas, and the 2 million victims on his people in Turkey in 1915. Read More »
Avetik (1992) Don Askarian, Alik Asatryan, Mikhail Stepanyan, Karen Dzhanibekyan

Set around the central figure of an Armenian trying to forge a life in the West the film offers a series of impressions of Armenian history. Read More »
The Designated Victim (1971) Maurizio Lucidi, Tomas Milian, Pierre Clémenti, Katia Christine

A wealthy, decadent count convinces a disillusioned playboy that they shall murder one another’s relatives, to get away with the perfect crime. Read More »
In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914) Edward S. Curtis, Stanley Hunt, Sarah Constance Smith Hunt, Mrs. George Walkus

In 1911, as part of his massive undertaking, famed Northwest photographer Edward S. Curtis travelled to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to visit the Kwakwaka’wakw. Read More »
Avanti! (1972) Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill

Baltimore industrialist Wendell Armbruster crosses paths with London shop girl Pamela Piggott when they come to Ischia to pick up the bodies of her mother and his father Read More »
Sins of Jezebel (1953) Reginald Le Borg, Paulette Goddard, George Nader, Eduard Franz

The aging Ahab, king of Israel, comes under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming pagan woman named Jezebel and Read More »
Once a Thief (1935) George Pearson, John Stuart, Derek Gorst, Frederick Culley

A brilliant chemist’s plans to revolutionise the paint industry are put on hold when he is accused of theft. Read More »