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Author Archives: rarefilm
Fort Saganne (1984) Alain Corneau

French civilization in the desert. Saganne is of peasant stock, with courage and a forceful will. Read More »
Deadline at Dawn (1946) Harold Clurman

Alex, a sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money Read More »
Summerfield (1977) Ken Hannam

A teacher discovers one of his students has a rare blood disease Read More »
Otar’s Death (2021) Ioseb ‘Soso’ Bliadze

Sixteen-year-old Nika hits an old man with a car. The family of the deceased agrees Read More »
Las poquianchis (1976) Felipe Cazals

Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women Read More »
The Year of the Plague / El año de la peste (1979) Felipe Cazals

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities Read More »
Xalé (2022) Moussa Sene Absa

Senegalese filmmaker Moussa Sène Absa boldly inflects contemporary melodrama with traditional Read More »
Strike Up the Band (1940) Busby Berkeley

A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. Read More »
Close (2022) Lukas Dhont

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Read More »