
Howard Keel stars as a stalwart Simon-Peter, the apostle of Christ called “the fisher of men” and the “Rock” upon whom the Christian Church was founded. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Unelma karjamajalla / In the Fields of Dreams (1940) Teuvo Tulio, Sirkka Salonen, Olga Tainio, Kaarlo Oksanen, Drama, Romance

This rural melodrama, based on the play “Hälsingar” by Swedish playwright Henning Ohlson, tells a story of two brothers, one a honest, hard-working man and the other a womanizing gambler who threatens to ruin their house. Read More »
Variola vera (1982) Goran Markovic, Rade Serbedzija, Erland Josephson, Dusica Zegarac, Drama, Horror

One pilgrim, infected with an unknown illness, enter the country. Relocated from place to place is dying, and disease spreads. Read More »
The Young Warriors (1966) John Peyser, James Drury, Steve Carlson, Jonathan Daly, Drama, War

In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans. Read More »
Kyûpora no aru machi / Foundry Town (1962) Kirio Urayama, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada, Eijirô Tôno, Drama

Set in Kawaguchi, just north of Tokyo in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of poor foundry workers and their families Read More »
Postwar History of Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) Shôhei Imamura, Chieko Akaza, Etsuko Akaza, Tami Akaza, Documentary

The star of this documentary is a quintessential Imamura heroine: a hard-nosed, ruthless survivor, with a sense of loyalty and an earthy sense of humor. Read More »
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) Anthony Kimmins, Sybil Thorndike, Chips Rafferty, Keith Calvert, Comedy, Drama

Set in the outback where a local policeman tries to help a rambunctious scamp settle down by promising the lad a new gun if he can stay out of mischief and treat other people with respect. Read More »
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979) Peter Collinson, Topol, Nick Mancuso, Janet Suzman, Drama

Nazi’s, in places not seen, almost invisible to the naked eye, travel to Bologna Italy starting a concentration kamfp there and discover a secret underground group Read More »
Remember My Name (1978) Alan Rudolph, Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses Gunn, Thriller, Drama

Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to “start a new life”, but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife. Read More »
Loss of Innocence / The Greengage Summer (1961) Lewis Gilbert, Kenneth More, Danielle Darrieux, Susannah York, Comedy, Drama, Romance

When she arrives in the French region of Champagne in the company of her mother, her two sisters and her brother, sixteen-year-old Joss Grey is still just a teen-ager. Read More »