
A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer’s bride for himself.
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Author Archives: rarefilm
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) Terry Hughes, Harold Prince, Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal, Musical, Drama, Thriller

Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. Read More »
Between the Covers (1973) Ralf Gregan, Heidi Kappler, Heidrun Hankammer, Michael Büttner, Adventure, Comedy, Erotic

During a salesmen meeting, the General Manager of the company asks his staff to share erotic and funny incidents during their door-to-door sales promotions.
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Breaking Point (1976) Bob Clark, Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos, Crime, Drama

Vincent Karbone is a leading construction magnate in Philadelphia and a suspected leader of one of the city’s most notorious criminal gangs. Read More »
Los ritos sexuales del diablo / Black Candles (1982) José Ramón Larraz, Helga Liné, Vanessa Hidalgo, Jeffrey Healey, Horror, Erotic

A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.
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Way Back Home (2003) Supriyo Sen, Documentary

In this road-movie, the filmmaker follows his parents on their way ‘back home’ to Bangladesh. After the Partition of India in 1947, East Pakistan, (today’s Bangladesh) witnessed enormous atrocities. Read More »
The Lady in Question (1940) Charles Vidor, Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Comedy, Drama, Romance

A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted dependent and invites her to move into his family’s home and his son soon falls in love with her.
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Robbery (1967) Peter Yates, Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late ’60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Read More »
Kokoro / The Heart (1955) Kon Ichikawa, Masayuki Mori, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Drama

Kon Ichikawa’s rich adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel depicts a complex relationship between a student and an older man he calls “sensei.” Read More »
Kenny and Company (1976) Don Coscarelli, Dan McCann, A. Michael Baldwin, Jeff Roth, Comedy, Drama

Several days in the life of Kenny, a typical 12-year-old, and his friends. Kenny goes through all the activities that most of us went through as kids as he and his friends prepare for Halloween. Along the way, Kenny deals with such childhood issues as bullies and his first crush on a girl.
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