
In 1882, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the insurgent Arab tribes, British Lieutenant Faversham resigns his officer’s commission in order to remain with his fiancée Ethne in England. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
A Private Affair (2002) Guillaume Nicloux, Thierry Lhermitte, Marion Cotillard, Samuel Le Bihan, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

It’s been six months since Rachel Siprien disappeared. At the request of Rachel’s mother, private detective François takes over the investigation. Read More »
My Case (1986) Manoel de Oliveira, Bulle Ogier, Luís Miguel Cintra, Axel Bogousslavsky, Drama, Fantasy

Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film Read More »
The Song of Songs (1933) Rouben Mamoulian, Marlene Dietrich, Brian Aherne, Lionel Atwill, Drama, Romance

Country orphan Lily goes to Berlin to stay with her tippling aunt, and soon meets Richard, handsome sculptor across the street. Read More »
From the Terrace (1960) Mark Robson, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Drama, Romance

Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) returns home after World War II, driven to be as successful as possible out of hatred toward his wealthy father (Leon Ames). Read More »
Inherit the Wind (1960) Stanley Kramer, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Biography, Drama, History

In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act Read More »
Make Your Own Bed (1944) Peter Godfrey, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Comedy, Drama

Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. Read More »
Lovers Lane (2000) Jon Steven Ward, Diedre Kilgore, Carter Roy, Brian Allemand, Horror, Mystery

A man who committed a series of murders thirteen years ago begins to hunt down his victims’ children. Read More »
The Swimmer (1968) Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack, Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Drama

Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend’s pool. Read More »
The Upturned Glass (1947) Lawrence Huntington, James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason, Crime, Drama

A prominent neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how, after the affair was over Read More »