Saverio Luparello is the manager of Sicilian baron Occipinti’s estate. The cunning greedy man intentionally lets the land turn into a wasteland, hoping that his employer Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Horror
A grotesquely disfigured composer known as the “Phantom” haunts Paris’ opera house, where he’s secretly grooming Christine Daae to be an opera diva. Read More »
Friedrich Schiller – Eine Dichterjugend (1923) Curt Goetz, Theodor Loos, Hermann Vallentin, Isabel Heermann, Biography, Comedy, Drama
In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself Read More »
Liste noire / Black List (1995) Jean-Marc Vallée, Michel Côté, Geneviève Brouillette, Sylvie Bourque, Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir
At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. Read More »
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943) Gordon Douglas, Harold Peary, Billie Burke, Claire Carleton, Comedy
A drug supply company plans to go out of business, which could force Peavey the druggist to close up shop. Read More »
I’m from Arkansas (1944) Lew Landers, Slim Summerville, El Brendel, Iris Adrian, Comedy, Musical, Romance
The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Read More »
Honeymoon Limited (1935) Arthur Lubin, Neil Hamilton, Irene Hervey, Lloyd Hughes, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
A publisher bets an author that he won’t be able to write a romantic adventure novel while on a walking trip from New York to San Francisco. Read More »
Fickende Fische / Do fish do it? (2002) Almut Getto, Tino Mewes, Sophie Rogall, Hans Martin Stier, Drama
16-year old Jan is absent-mindedly strolling through the streets when he’s run over by roller-skating Nina. Read More »
Perverse Isabelle / Bedside Manor (1985) José Bénazéraf, Isabelle Domani, Christy Julian, Carole Piérac, Crime, Adult
A pretty young nurse is hired to take care of a bedridden young man at a private mansion. Read More »
Massage Parlor Hookers (1973) Chester Fox, Alex Stevens, Beverly Bonner, George Dzundza, Anne Gaybis, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Erotic
A vicious serial killer is stalking the streets of New York City, murdering Times Square massage girls in a variety of brutal ways. Read More »