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Author Archives: rarefilm
Tear This Heart Out (2008) Roberto Sneider

Set in 1930’s in Puebla, Mexico, a young woman finds herself in an arranged marriage Read More »
Starting Place/Point de départ (1994) Robert Kramer

In Starting Place, Robert Kramer revisits Hanoi, two decades after the end of the war Read More »
One Does Not Bury Sunday (1960) Michel Drach, Philippe Mory

The hero is a black man from Martinique who lives in Paris and feels nostalgic for his island. Read More »
The Colors of the Devil (1997) Alain Jessua

A young talented painter dreams of glory. A man promises it in exchange for his talent and his soul. Read More »
Die Screaming, Marianne (1971) Pete Walker, Susan George

After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. Read More »
Till We Meet Again (1955) Yûzô Kawashima, Sô Yamamura

Sonejiro sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei Read More »
The Balloon (1956) Yûzô Kawashima, Shirô Amakusa

Haruki Murakami (Masayuki Mori), once lionized as a master painter, is now the president of a thriving camera Read More »
I Could Read the Sky (1999) Nichola Bruce, Dermot Healy

The film tells of the memories and feeling of loss of an Irish immigrant Read More »
Von Ryan’s Express (1965) Mark Robson, Frank Sinatra

Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgement Read More »