A superb proto-jitsuroku type yakuza film by Junya Sato. Fumio Watanabe (in probably his best role) Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Me, Me, Me… and the Others / Io, io, io…. e gli altri (1966) Alessandro Blasetti, Gina Lollobrigida, Silvana Mangano, Walter Chiari
Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Read More »
George in Civvy Street (1946) Marcel Varnel, George Formby, Rosalyn Boulter, Ronald Shiner
At the end of the war George Harper (George Formby) is demobbed out of the army Read More »
Duel at Lightning Pass / Inazuma tôge no kettô (1962) Nobuo Nakagawa, Utaemon Ichikawa, Shinjirô Ebara, Terumi Oka
A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline. Read More »
Criminal Squad / Brigada criminal (1950) Ignacio F. Iquino, José Suárez, Soledad Lence, Alfonso Estela
A young policemen witnesses a bank robbery which will become his first case. Read More »
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln / Überleben in Neukölln (2017) Rosa von Praunheim, Markus Tiarks, Enana Alassar, Mischa Badasyan, Bernhard Beutler
About Stefan Stricker, who calls himself Juwelia and has been running a gallery on Sanderstraße Read More »
Confessions of Felix Krull / Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957) Kurt Hoffmann, Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, Ingrid Andree
Confessions of Felix Krull was adapted from the last novel by German author Thomas Mann. Read More »
Letters from Marusia / Actas de Marusia (1976) Miguel Littin, Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregón
In the late 19th and early 20th century, working conditions in Chile are abysmal. Read More »
Dheepan (2015) Jacques Audiard, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
Dheepan is a Tamil freedom fighter, a Tiger. In Sri Lanka, the Civil War is reaching its end, and defeat is near. Read More »
Tensión sexual, Volumen 1: Volátil / Sexual Tension Volatile (2012) Marco Berger, Marcelo Mónaco, Lucas Lagré, Mario Verón, Javier De Pietro
Have you ever met someone who made your body heat up, get a little nervous and sweaty Read More »