Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by corrupt political boss Titus Semple. Lane becomes romantically involved with sheriff Fielding Carlisle, a weakling whose career is being driven by Titus.
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Author Archives: rarefilm
Le rapport Darty (1989) Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Politics, Philosophy
A daring deconstruction of consumerist behaviour featuring a robot and Miss Clio Darty, with a voiceover by Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, this philosophical “report,” like so many of Godard’s commissions, was rejected by its funders.
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Intimate Nights (1998) Jay Madison, J. Cynthia Brooks, Chris Johnston, Jim Stevens, Thriller, Erotic
Both love and larceny threaten a woman’s safety in this erotic thriller. Tina Tudor (J. Cynthia Brooks), an exotic dancer, finds her life in great danger when she’s the sole witness to a murder.
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Prospero’s Books (1991) Peter Greenaway, John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Drama, Fantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the ‘The Tempest’.
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I Thank a Fool (1962) Robert Stevens, Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, Drama
A physician is employed by an attorney, played by Peter Finch, who formerly prosecuted her on charges of euthanasia to watch over his mentally ill wife.
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Jacqueline (1956) Roy Ward Baker, John Gregson, Kathleen Ryan, Jacqueline Ryan, Drama
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker’s worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights.
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La captive du désert / Captive of the Desert (1990) Raymond Depardon, Sandrine Bonnaire, Dobi Koré, Fadi Taha, Drama
Based on the ordeal of Francoise Claustre, who was taken hostage by the Toubous, a nomadic tribe in the African desert.
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Fires on the Plain / Nobi (1959) Kon Ichikawa, Eiji Funakoshi, Mantarô Ushio, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Drama, War
It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura.
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O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974) George A. Romero, O.J. Simpson, Marvin Goux, John McKay, Documentary, Sport
An independently produced sports documentary on the career of O.J. Simpson, (32#) the upcoming running back for the Buffalo Bills football team.
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Bronco Billy (1980) Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Bronco Billy McCoy is the proud owner of a small traveling Wild West show. But the business isn’t doing too well: for the past six months he hasn’t paid his employees.
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