
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Kismet (1955) Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen, Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray

Like a tale spun by Scheherazade, Kismet follows the remarkable and repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet. Read More »
Whitey (1980) Robbe De Hert, Eric Clerckx, Blanka Heirman, Willy Vandermeulen

The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes’ classical novel Read More »
Dynamite Jim (1966) Alfonso Balcázar, Luis Dávila

Civil War union soldiers purchase a shipment of gold from a Mexican banker. Read More »
The Bride’s Play (1922) George Terwilliger, Marion Davies, John B. O’Brien, Frank Shannon

A young woman is courted first by an older gentleman who loves her, then by a young poet.  Read More »
I Belong (2012) Dag Johan Haugerud, Andrine Sæther, Jan Gunnar Røise, Laila Goody

What happens to us when people stop acting like they’re supposed to?  Read More »
Erotica (2008) Enrique Arroyo, Carlos Bolado

These three stories are about sex, relationships and fantasy.  Read More »
Pass Line (2008) Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Sandra Corveloni, João Baldasserini, Vinícius de Oliveira

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Read More »
Island of Dr. Love (1979) Harry Lewis

Sex and inheritance problems rule the life of Pam and her husband. Read More »
Darling (2007) Christine Carrière, Marina Foïs

On a farm in the West of France, Catherine a plump little girl, dreams of escaping her joyless life. Read More »