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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Tiger and the Pussycat / Il tigre (1967) Dino Risi

Comedy-drama about a middle-aged Italian businessman Vittorio Gassman who is married to Eleanor Parker Read More »
In Spite of Everything / Trotz alledem! (1972) Günter Reisch

In October 1918, Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berliner workers prepare him a triumphant reception. Read More »
A Chinese Odyssey: Part One – Pandora’s Box (1995) Jeffrey Lau

Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. Read More »
A Moment of Romance (1990) Benny Chan

A story of a bank heist that almost ended in disaster (for the robbers) until their getaway driver Read More »
To the End (2022) Rachel Lears

Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Read More »
Cheeky (2000) Tinto Brass

While scouting out apartments in London for her Venetian boyfriend, Carla rents an apartment that overlooks the Thames. Read More »
King Lear (1983) Michael Elliott

Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal Read More »
We Italians (1964) Rob Gnant

A documentary about the lives of italian workers in the after-WW2 Switzerland. Read More »
Spiritual Trinity (1991) Min Kan Ng

Taoist Priest Tien Kuei and his family provide shelter to a female ghost struck down Read More »