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Author Archives: rarefilm
Heroes of the East (1978) Zhong hua zhang fu

A Chinese man marries a Japanese martial artist, and they begin to bicker over which country has the better martial arts. Read More »
Back Streets of Paris (1946) Macadam

Madame Rose runs a seedy hotel in a suburb of Paris. Strong-minded but without the least moral scruple Read More »
The Young Philadelphians (1959) Vincent Sherman

Up and coming, young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. Read More »
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012) Romanzo di una strage

A chronicle of the 1969 bombing at a major national bank in Milan and its aftermath. Read More »
Behind Closed Doors (1961) A porte chiuse

The movie is about the celebrated trial of Olga Duvovich, very beautiful woman accused of killing her husband, a wealthy financier. Read More »
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Read More »
Trocadero Lemon Blue (1978) Trocadéro bleu citron

Phil, 10 years old, living with his mother, has fallen in love with a girl of his age. He also likes skateboarding with his friends. Read More »
Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinéma (2001) Jean-Luc Godard

A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard Read More »
Blood of Lust Is Dripping (1965) Yokubô no chi ga shitataru

A man who was once a student activist marries the daughter of the head of a big trust company. Read More »