
Rock opera version of The Phantom of the Opera which also serves as a dark satire of the music business. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Red and the Black (1954) Claude Autant-Lara, Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Antonella Lualdi, Drama, Romance

It’s no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era Read More »
The Zoo (1967) Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar, Kalipada Chakraborty, Nripati Chatterjee, Crime, Drama, Mystery

The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Nishanath Sen, who stays at a farm house called Golap Colony (The Rose Colony) at the outskirts of Calcutta. Read More »
The Veils of Bagdad (1953) George Sherman, Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field

Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad Read More »
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995) Claude Sautet, Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Drama

When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities. Read More »
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) Stephen Roberts, Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, Comedy, Romance

The old British musical-hall ditty “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” provides the title for this lightweight Ronald Colman vehicle. Read More »
Man in the Moon (1960) Basil Dearden, Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Norman Bird, Comedy, Romance

Scientists are looking for a man to send up to be the first man on the moon. Read More »
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight (1979) Kevin Billington, John Stride, Claire Bloom, Ronald Pickup, Drama, History

Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome’s ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Read More »
Destination Moon (1950) Irving Pichel, John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. Read More »
The Garment Jungle (1957) Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich, Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

During the 1950s, the New York garment industry is going through a turmoil. Read More »