J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Kyojin to gangu / Giants and Toys (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Osamu Abe, Comedy, Drama
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies. Read More »
But Not for Me (1959) Walter Lang, Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Comedy, Romance
Russ Ward, after 30 years of producing Broadway plays, is ready to quit. His secretary, Ellie Brown, on being given notice, tells him she loves him. Read More »
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Read More »
Bordello (1985) Nikos Koundouros, Marina Vlady, Eleonora Stathopoulou, Vasilis Laggos, Drama, Erotic
Crete 1897. Greek rebels gained their freedom by fighting in the mountains. Read More »
Sâdo / Third (1978) Yôichi Higashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsugiaki Yoshida, Aiko Morishita, Drama
Based on a script by Shuji Terayama, follows the relationship of a man with the world around him, his relationship with his mother Read More »
Wir / We (2003) Martin Gypkens, Jannek Petri, Knut Berger, Karina Plachetka, Drama
A group of school friends meet real life in Germany after school is over. From failed love affairs to unpaid bills, growing up means learning that life is not as you imagined it. Read More »
Beyond Justice (1992) Duccio Tessari, Rutger Hauer, Carol Alt, Omar Sharif, Action, Adventure, Drama
A woman’s ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to Morocco Read More »
Government Girl (1943) Dudley Nichols, Olivia de Havilland, Anne Shirley, Sonny Tufts, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Washington DC during World War II. The machinery of government is a hive of endless, if not seamless, activity. Read More »
Fine Manners (1926) Richard Rosson, Lewis Milestone, Gloria Swanson, Eugene O’Brien, Helen Dunbar, Comedy
Orchid, a New York chorus girl, lives in a cheap tenement with her brother Buddy, who jealously guards his sister against wealthy men who might plot to corrupt her. Read More »