
Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Tatsuya Nakadai). Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Spin a Dark Web (1956) Vernon Sewell, Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson

A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. Read More »
Das Bekenntnis der Ina Kahr (1954) Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Curd Jürgens, Elisabeth Müller, Albert Lieven

Told in flashback, the film recounts the events leading up to the killing of good-for-nothing Curt Jurgens. Read More »
Chasing Rainbows (1930) Charles Reisner, Bessie Love, Charles King, Jack Benny

The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. Read More »
Stroszek (1977) Werner Herzog, Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion Read More »
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) William A. Seiter

A New York bank clerk,Mollie Truesdale (Jean Arthur), in the late 1930s, finds that her Read More »
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) Arthur Lubin

To his Victorian London friends, Stephen Lowry is a heartbroken widower. Read More »
The Human Condition III: A Soldiers Prayer (1961) Masaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura

Part three of a trilogy. After the Japanese defeat to the Russians in the last episode, Kaji, the Japanese soldier and humanistic protagonist Read More »
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) Masaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army Read More »
Blues Busters (1950) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens

After undergoing a throat operation, Sach discovers that he now possesses a beautiful singing voice. Read More »