
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Strip-tease (1963) Jacques Poitrenaud, Nico, Dany Saval, Jean Sobieski

Story of a Strip Tease Goddess Somewhat ahead of its time, Strip-tease plays like a more risqué version of Julie Christie’s Darling, without the Jet Set trappings. Read More »
Checkpoint (1956) Ralph Thomas, Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker’s character is sent to steal the plans from another company of their racing car designs Read More »
A Nous les Petites Anglaises (1976) Michel Lang, Rémi Laurent, Stéphane Hillel, Véronique Delbourg

When their little cheat fails, Alain and Jean Pierre fail their final high-school exams in English. Read More »
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) Roy Del Ruth, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. Read More »
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937) Wilhelm Thiele, Frank Morgan, Florence Rice, John Beal

A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter’s wedding. Read More »
Queen of the Road (1984) Bruce Best, Joanne Samuel, Amanda Muggleton, Shane Withington

A school teacher quits her job and starts a new life for herself as a truck driver. Read More »
There Are Things You Don’t Know (2010) Fardin Saheb-Zamani, Ali Mosaffa, Leila Hatami, Mahtab Keramati

A pensive taxi driver living the ordinary tedious life is little-by-little altered by one of his usual passengers: a talkative female doctor. Read More »
Love Thy Neighbour (1973) John Robins, Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper

Two men who are next-door neighbors constantly battle over seemingly-trivial offenses; on the other hand, their wives are the best of friends. Read More »
1750 Days of Turbulence (1990) Sadao Nakajima, Kiichi Nakai, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Mariko Okada

Japan’s largest yakuza, boasting 12,000 members, splits apart, resulting in a bloody turmoil spanning Read More »