In the late 19th century, the life of an aristocratic Lady, divided between love and patrimony, as she marries and becomes a widow yet again. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Ramona (1936) Henry King, Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Kent Taylor, Drama, Romance
Half-Indian girl brought up in a wealthy household is loved by the son of the house against his family’s wishes and loves another Indian employed by the household.
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Malta Story (1953) Brian Desmond Hurst, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Drama, History, War
In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. Read More »
Corpo / Body (2007) Rossana Foglia, Rubens Rewald, Regiane Alves, Rejane Arruda, Louise Cardoso, Drama, Thriller
A Sao Paolo forensic pathologist who fights boredom by dreaming up causes of death for those who have yet to pass away is called on to examine a most atypical corpse in this mystery from co-directors/co-screenwriters Rossana Foglia and Rubens Rewald. Read More »
Lili (1953) Charles Walters, Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Drama, Musical, Romance
Members of a circus troupe “adopt” Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. Read More »
The Master Race (1944) Herbert J. Biberman, George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Drama, War
When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. Read More »
The Tenth Man (1936) Brian Desmond Hurst, John Lodge, Antoinette Cellier, Athole Stewart, Drama
George Winters is a self-made man, a wealthy unscrupulous businessman and M.P. for Middlepool who has married into the impoverished nobility for reasons of status. Read More »
Intruder in the Dust (1949) Clarence Brown, David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr., Juano Hernandez, Drama
Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body of a dead white man Read More »
Turkish Delight (1973) Paul Verhoeven, Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman, Drama, Romance, Erotic
Erik Vonk is a carefree artist and ladies man until he meets Olga, a beautiful young woman with an equal passion for sexual adventure. Read More »
Thriller A Cruel Picture (1973) Bo Arne Vibenius, Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius, Solveig Andersson, Action, Horror, Thriller, Erotic
A young woman, muted after a sexual assault , is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute. Read More »