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Author Archives: rarefilm
Yankee Pasha (1954) Joseph Pevney

Salem, Massachusetts, 1800. Mountaineer Jason Starbuck rides into town with furs to sell and dreams to fulfill. Read More »
Down the Drain (1993) Shinobu Yaguchi

The protagonist, Junko, endures a long series of remarkable misfortunes that leave her at loose ends Read More »
Gharaonda / The Nest (1977) Bhimsain

This film is about a young working couple, who strive to build a home for themselves in the city of Bombay, so that they can get married. Read More »
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) Robert Aldrich

Aged and wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived alone and as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport Read More »
The Shamrock Handicap (1926) John Ford

Based on a story by Peter B. Kyne, the long-lost John Ford silent Shamrock Handicap Read More »
A New Leaf (1971) Elaine May

Playboy Henry Graham squanders his wealth and must seek out a new source to maintain his idle rich lifestyle. Read More »
Joint Security Area (2000) Park Chan-wook

In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed Read More »
The Lost Tribe (1983) John Laing

An anthropologist disappears in New Zealand while looking for a lost tribe Read More »
The Student of Prague (1926) Henrik Galeen

For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. Read More »