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Author Archives: rarefilm
Several Friends (1969) Charles Burnett, Andy Burnett, Eugene Cherry, Charles Bracy
An improvised late ’60’s short-subject student film, and debut movie of Director Read More »
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) Darrell Roodt, Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Vusi Kunene
South African church minister Steven Kumalo is summoned from his village to Johannesburg. Read More »
Wandering Home / Yoi ga sametara, uchi ni kaerô (2010) Yôichi Higashi, Tadanobu Asano, Hiromi Nagasaku, Sei Andô
War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Read More »
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan (1972) Jamaa Fanaka, Katina Gordon Fanaka, Carmen Gordon
Jamaa Fanaka’s first project plays off the Blaxploitation’s genre conventions Read More »
Doctor, You’ve Got to Be Kidding! (1967) Peter Tewksbury, Sandra Dee, George Hamilton, Celeste Holm
Early twenty-something innocent Heather Halloran has always been pushed Read More »
Night Falls / La noche avanza (1952) Roberto Gavaldón, Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch, Rebeca Iturbide
Marcos is a professional Jai alai player undefeated on the court in 26 matches. Read More »
People of the mountains / Emberek a havason (1942) István Szöts, Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency
Seeking a better life, a Hungarian woodcutter moves his family to the peaceful mountains of Transylvania, but finds only tragedy. Read More »
Taking Father Home / Bei yazi de nanhai (2005) Liang Ying, Xiaopei Liu, Jie Wang, Yun Xu
A 17 year old boy from a village in the Sechuan province leaves for the big city looking for his father Read More »
Heartbeat / La chamade (1968) Alain Cavalier, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Roger Van Hool
Lucile, 25, is the beautiful mistress of Charles, a rich, good-hearted businessman. Read More »