
Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Raymundo (2003) Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina, Documentary

Biography of the award-winning Argentinian leftist filmmaker Raymundo Gleyzer, who was kidnapped by the CIA-backed military junta in 1976 at the age of 35. Read More »
I Like Your Nerve (1931) William C. McGann, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Henry Kolker, Comedy, Romance

Young man attempts to break up an engagement between a woman and an older man. Read More »
Chances (1931) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rose Hobart, Anthony Bushell, Drama, Romance, War

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Anthony Bushell are the Prescott brothers and both are in love with the same woman, Molly (Rose Hobart). Read More »
Portrait of Maria (1944) Emilio Fernández, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Romance, Drama

In Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. Read More »
Sea Spoilers (1936) Frank R. Strayer, John Wayne, Nan Grey, William Bakewell, Drama, Mystery, Romance

Bob Randall, temporarily in command of the Coast Guard vessel Niobe, expects a promotion and the captaincy of his ship. Read More »
N.P. il segreto (1971) Silvano Agosti, Francisco Rabal, Irene Papas, Edy Biagetti, Drama, Sci-Fi

A phrophetic Film about the fundamental problem of our times, that automatization of the production process ultimately eliminates human labour. Read More »
Pickpocket (1997) Zhangke Jia, Hongwei Wang, Hongjian Hao, Baitao Zuo, Drama

Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn’t invite him for his wedding. Read More »
Marseille (2004) Angela Schanelec, Maren Eggert, Emily Atef, Alexis Loret, Drama

Sophie, a young photographer, exchanges her apartment with a student from Marseille. Read More »
The Birthday Present (1957) Pat Jackson, Tony Britton, Sylvia Syms, Jack Watling, Drama

A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife’s birthday. Read More »