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Author Archives: rarefilm
Lesser Prophets (1997) William DeVizia, John Turturro, Scott Glenn, Jimmy Smits
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. Read More »
The Atlas Moth (2001) Rolf Belgum, Dan Cleveland
In this sequel to Driver 23, director Rolf Belgum crafts a compelling but unsentimental portrait of three guys uneasily negotiating middle age. Read More »
Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding (1999) Peter Thorwarth, Oliver Korittke, Markus Knüfken, Ralf Richter
A violent chain of events ensues as a jailed criminal arranges to buy a car from a shady car dealer Read More »
Shower / Xi zao (1999) Yang Zhang, Jiayi Du, Zheng Fang, Bing He
A young wealthy businessman’s icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw Read More »
Chapeau claque / Top Hat (1974) Ulrich Schamoni, Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer, Jürgen Barz
After his top hats family business went bankrupt, Hanno Giessen (Ulrich Schamoni), now a former industrialist Read More »
Blood Feud (1978) Lina Wertmüller, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini
In pre-World War II Sicily, just as the fascists come to power, two men fall in love with the same woman. Read More »
Cobra Verde (1987) Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy
The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. Read More »
Missing Victor Pellerin / Rechercher Victor Pellerin (2006) Sophie Deraspe, Eudore Belzile, Anne-Catherine LeBeau
In the 90’s, Victor Pellerin, a young star of the Art scene, burns a fortune in paintings and leaves Montreal without a trace. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road / La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »