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Author Archives: rarefilm
Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons

William Shakespeare’s tale of tragedy of murder and revenge in the royal halls of medieval Denmark. Read More »
The Sinful Bed (1973) Ralf Gregan

An antique bed relates passionate stories about various people who have made love on it throughout the decades of the 20th century. Read More »
Barking at the Stars (1998) Zdravko Sotra

Comedy about teachers and students at a high school in a small provincial town. Read More »
Too Late for Tears (1949) Byron Haskin

One night on a lonely highway, a speeding car tosses a satchel of money, meant for somebody else Read More »
Tampopo (1985) Jûzô Itami, Ken Watanabe

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane Read More »
Unagi / The Eel (1997) Shôhei Imamura

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he’s away, suddenly returns home and kills her. Read More »
The life of Jesus (1997) Bruno Dumont

A social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. Read More »
The Mad Dog Killer (1977) Sergio Grieco

Sadistic no-count killer Nanni Vitali and three other equally brutish hoodlums escape from prison. Read More »
The Morning After (1986) Sidney Lumet, Jane Fonda

Alex Sternberg wakes up with a hangover and no memory of how she ended up in bed with a dead man. Read More »