
A few pupils from County High are selected to be the first to go on a study cruise, a privilege that formerly was reserved for members of private schools. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Background (1953) Daniel Birt, Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Drama

In post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. Read More »
Hitganvut Yehidim / Infiltration (2010) Dover Koshashvili, Guy Adler, Oz Zehavi, Michael Aloni, Drama

The 1956, a few years after the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel. Read More »
Durval Discos / Durval Records (2002) Anna Muylaert, Ary França, Etty Fraser, Isabela Guasco, Comedy, Drama, Music, Thriller

Durval and his mother Carmita live at the back of “Durval Discos”, a record store they own in São Paulo, specializing in vinyl records. Read More »
Une étrange affaire / Strange Affair (1981) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin, Nathalie Baye

Louis Coline assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. Read More »
The Wild Heart (1952) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack, Drama, Romance

A re-editing of Gone to Earth (1950) after a disagreement and court case between director Michael Powell and producer David O. Selznick. Read More »
Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) Daniel Mann, Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Martin Balsam, Comedy

Actor Jason Steel plays a caring, godlike doctor on television. Off the set, he’s the insecure fiancé of pretty art teacher Melissa. Read More »
The Court Jester (1956) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England. Read More »
The Brass Bottle (1964) Harry Keller, Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Comedy, Fantasy

Comedy about the proverbial genie who comes out of a bottle (a table lamp in this instance) to serve his new master. Read More »
Repent at Leisure (1941) Frank Woodruff, Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, George Barbier, Drama, Romance

A New York department store employee falls in love with a co-worker, but what he doesn’t know is that she’s the store owner’s daughter. Read More »