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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) Henry Levin

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned. Read More »
Eve and the Fire Horse (2005) Julia Kwan

Chinese-Canadian Eve Eng was born in 1966, in the year of the fire horse. Read More »
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (1992) Stan Lai

Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Read More »
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995) Jeffrey Lau

This sequel to “Pandora’s Box” continues director Jeffrey Lau’s adaptation Read More »
Desperate Cargo (1941) William Beaudine

Several persons are waiting at a Caribbean port for the Caribbean Cruiser, a seaplane that has been delayed by the weather. Read More »
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) Nigel Patrick

The impoverished Clitterburn family live on a grand English estate but times are hard and the head of the household, Sir Henry Read More »
Make Me an Offer (1955) Cyril Frankel

A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems Read More »
Barbed Wire (1927) Rowland V. Lee

In 1914 France, pastoral life on the Moreau farm is interrupted by war. Read More »
Impulse (1954) Charles De la Tour

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. Read More »