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Author Archives: rarefilm
Strange Alibi (1941) D. Ross Lederman, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A gambler comes into town to testify before the grand jury. He is killed by the mob before he can testify. Read More »
To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) Kaizô Hayashi, Morio Agata, Kenji Endo, Fujiko Fukamizu, Fantasy

An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. Read More »
Suite Habana (2003) Fernando Pérez, Francisquito Cardet, Francisco Cardet, Norma Pérez, Documentary

Dawn breaks in La Habana, and as the day advances we follow the simple lives of ten ordinary Cubans, with only sounds and images accompanied by music. Read More »
The Sensuous Sicilian (1973) Marco Vicario, Giancarlo Giannini, Rossana Podestà, Gastone Moschin, Comedy, Drama

From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Read More »
Ladies of the Jury (1932) Lowell Sherman, Edna May Oliver, Jill Esmond, Ken Murray, Comedy, Mystery

Society Matron, Mrs. Crane, is selected as a juror in the trail of an ex-chorus girl, Yvette Gordon, who’s accused of murdering her rich elderly husband. Read More »
La Notte (1961) Michelangelo Antonioni, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Drama

In Milan, after visiting dear friend Tommaso Garani that is terminal in a hospital, the writer Giovanni Pontano goes to a party for the release of his last book Read More »
Girls School (1938) John Brahm, Anne Shirley, Nan Grey, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy

A student monitor at a girls’ school reports one of the popular girls for staying out late and faces the scorn of her fellow pupils. Read More »
The First Auto (1927) Roy Del Ruth, Russell Simpson, Frank Campeau, Gibson Gowland, Comedy

Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. Read More »
Dakota (1945) Joseph Kane, John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Western

In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra “Sandy” Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Read More »