In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Persécution (2009) Patrice Chéreau, Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Drama
The solitary Daniel and Sonia share an uneasy love/hate relationship. Daniel’s life is disrupted by the appearance of a stranger that proceeds to insinuate himself in his life. Read More »
The Big Bonanza (1944) George Archainbaud, Richard Arlen, Robert Livingston, Jane Frazee, Western
Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. Read More »
Live Now – Pay Later (1962) Jay Lewis, Ian Hendry, June Ritchie, John Gregson, Comedy, Drama
Albert, a cheeky, womanising, door-to door salesman, with a never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude, lives his life for the moment Read More »
Let’s Be Happy (1957) Henry Levin, Vera-Ellen, Tony Martin, Robert Flemyng, Comedy, Musical
Twenty-eight year old Jeannie MacLean has led a simple life taking care of her frugal grandfather in the small town of Heatherdale, Vermont. Read More »
Le Tatoué / The Tattooed One (1968) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Louis de Funès, Paul Mercey, Comedy
This engaging comedy concerns the tattoo on the back of a military nobleman and the wily art dealer who covets the work of art. Read More »
Landfall (1949) Ken Annakin, Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett, Edith Sharpe, Drama, War
Rick (Michael Denison) is a costal command pilot patrolling the English Channel for U-Boats. Read More »
Danny Boy (1945) Terry O. Morse, Robert ‘Buzz’ Henry, Ralph Lewis, Sybil Merritt, Adventure, Drama, War
Danny, a K-9 Corps hero from World War II returns from service and his young owner sets out to rehabilitate him. Read More »
Lady at Midnight (1948) Sam Newfield, Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty, Lora Lee Michel, Mystery, Drama
A young couple struggles to raise their adopted daughter, but a mysterious murder reveals the child’s unknown fortune and a greedy lawyer who is out to steal it. Read More »
Lydia Bailey (1952) Jean Negulesco, Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin, Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War
A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. Read More »