Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift’s legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993) Nanni Loy, Tommaso Bianco, Enzo Cannavale, Italo Celoro
Life in Naples is tough. So Neapolitans invent ways to get by. Whatever works, conning mostly Read More »
A Comédia de Deus / God’s Comedy (1995) João César Monteiro, Cláudia Teixeira, Manuela de Freitas
João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute Read More »
Crossroads of Death / Shi no jûjiro (1956) Umetsugu Inoue, Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Hisano Yamaoka
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having Read More »
Destiny of a Spy (1969) Boris Sagal, Lorne Greene, Rachel Roberts, Anthony Quayle
A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important sabotage job. Read More »
Lieber Karl / Dear Karl (1984) Maria Knilli, Ulrich Reinthaller, Hans Brenner, Krista Stadler
Sixth-former Karl is a mama’s boy. His mother is idolizing him, his father wants his son Read More »
The Detective / Father Brown (1954) Robert Hamer, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch
Amateur detective Father Ignatius Brown defies his Bishop and decides to transport to Rome Read More »
The Big Lift (1950) George Seaton, Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers
In 1948, the Soviet Union blockades the Allied sectors of Berlin to bring the entire city under their control. Read More »
The Taming of the Shrew (1929) Sam Taylor, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Edwin Maxwell
In sixteenth century Padua, Hortensio loves Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista. Read More »
The Hole in the Wall (1929) Robert Florey, Claudette Colbert, Edward G. Robinson, David Newell
Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) Read More »