
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Córki dancingu / The Lure (2015) Agnieszka Smoczynska, Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis, Comedy, Drama, Horror

One dark night, at water’s edge, a family of musicians encounter aquatic sirens Silver and Golden. Read More »
Ci Ma / Blood Brothers (1973) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Lung Ti, Kuan Tai Chen, Action, Drama

Assassin Chang and his brother Hung meet up with a soldier, Mu. Together, they form a small mountain army, but when Hung’s wife arrives, emotions swell, and Mu leaves for the army. Read More »
A Tale of Two Critters (1977) Jack Speirs, Mayf Nutter, Adventure

The thrilling adventures of an unlikely pairing between a bear cub and a young raccoon as they become forced together Read More »
Wake Island (1942) John Farrow, Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Action, Drama, War

In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men’s tropical lassitude Read More »
Shavua ve Yom / One Week and a Day (2016) Asaph Polonsky, Sharon Alexander, Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Drama

When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor Read More »
Chilsu wa Mansu / Chilsu and Mansu (1988) Kwang-su Park, Chong-ok Bae, Joong-Hoon Park, Ahn Sung-ki, Comedy, Drama

Chilsu, a talented young artist, makes his living painting theatrical posters. He quits his job to join Mansu painting billboards. Read More »
Broken Lullaby (1932) Ernst Lubitsch, Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, Drama

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript Read More »
Beyrouth ya Beyrouth / Beirut, Oh Beirut (1975) Maroun Bagdadi, Ezzat El Alaili, Mireille Maalouf, Joseph Bou Nassar, Drama

In the aftermath of the 1967 defeat, four young Lebanese try to figure out their places in a society whose rules seem to have changed. Read More »
Rozwodów nie bedzie / There Will Be No Divorces (1964) Jerzy Stefan Stawinski, Marta Lipinska, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Teresa Tuszynska, Comedy, Romance

The protagonists of the first stories are Tom and Alina. We are getting ready for the wedding. He comes to the Registry Office from work. Read More »