
A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Homo faber / Voyager (1991) Volker Schlöndorff, Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Drama, Romance, Art-house

Having recently survived a plane crash, American engineer Walter Faber (Sam Shepard) decides to forgo flying and cross the Atlantic Ocean via ship. Read More »
Tystnaden / The Silence (1963) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten

“The Silence” is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. Read More »
Kameleon 2 (2005) Steven de Jong, Koen van der Donk, Jos van der Donk, Maarten Spanjer, Adventure, Comedy, Family

The twinbrothers Sietse and Hielke Klinkhamer want to raise money for their ill friend, Marieke. Read More »
L’esquive / Games of Love and Chance (2003) Abdellatif Kechiche, Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Sabrina Ouazani, Drama, Romance

In the slums of Paris, a group of students – primarily North African and Southeast Asian immigrants Read More »
The Web (1947) Michael Gordon, Ella Raines, Edmond O’Brien, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Read More »
Tatarak / Sweet Rush (2009) Andrzej Wajda, Krystyna Janda, Pawel Szajda, Jan Englert, Drama

An aging woman married to a workaholic doctor meets a young man who makes her feel young again. Read More »
Signori si nasce (1960) Mario Mattoli, Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Delia Scala, Comedy

Early 1900. The knight Pio degli Ulivi (De Filippo) is a respected ecclesiastical tailor, humble and prudent. Read More »
Mudar de vida / Change One’s Life (1966) Paulo Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Isabel Ruth, Maria Barroso, Drama

After a stint in the army fighting in Angola, a soldier comes home to find his sweetheart has married his brother. Read More »
Wild Horse Stampede (1943) Alan James, Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Betty Miles, Western

“Trail blazers” Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson help out inexperienced sheriff Bob Tyler as smarmy town boss Carson Read More »