When a modern-day girl faces a big challenge in her life, her mother teaches her about the power of fasting by sharing the story of a heroine from the Bible.
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Author Archives: rarefilm
Fah talai jone / Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) Wisit Sasanatieng, Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Action, Comedy, Romance
In the countryside of Thailand, a gang of outlaws makes the region unsafe. Among them is the handsome gun hero Dum, who became unwillingly involved in the bandit life. Read More »
The Learning Tree (1969) Gordon Parks, Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Drama
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood.
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Kynodontas / Dogtooth (2009) Yorgos Lanthimos, Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Drama, Thriller
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Read More »
Tom Jones (1963) Tony Richardson, Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Adventure, Comedy, History
In eighteenth century England, “first cousins” Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Read More »
Wkreceni (2014) Piotr Weresniak, Piotr Adamczyk, Bartosz Opania, Pawel Domagala, Comedy
Three car factory workers from Silesia, who have just lost their jobs, go to Warsaw to have a fun weekend. On their way there, however, they are mistaken for foreign businessmen.
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Apaföld / Father’s Acre (2009) Viktor Oszkar Nagy, Tamás Ravasz, János Derzsi, Andrea Nagy, Drama
How a father returns to his son after a long period in prison. Anxious to be reconciled with his child – who reproaches him for his absence (the mother having died in the interim) – the father tries to teach him some values and buys a piece of land in order to plant a vine. Read More »
Jiu shi liu liu de ta / Lovable You (1980) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan, Ping-Yu Chang, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wenqi Pan (FENG Feifei) is the daughter of a rich businessman. Her father arranges a marriage with Qian Ma (Anthony CHAN, aka CHAN Yau), son of another rich businessman. Read More »
Choking Man (2006) Steve Barron, Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Drama
Choking Man is an intense blend of psychological drama and magical realism that encapsulates the contemporary immigrant experience in America. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink, Biography, Drama, History
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia of his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.
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