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Author Archives: rarefilm
Chinese Box (1997) Wayne Wang, Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung

John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong Read More »
An Autumn’s Tale / Chau tin dik tung wa (1987) Mabel Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Danny Bak-Keung Chan

Hong Kong native Jennifer (Cherie Chung) moves to New York City Read More »
The Rainbow Seeker 2 / Niji o tsukamu otoko: Nangoku funto-hen (1997) Yôji Yamada, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hidetaka Yoshioka

Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan. Read More »
Wet Asphalt / Nasser Asphalt (1958) Frank Wisbar, Horst Buchholz, Martin Held, Maria Perschy

In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months Read More »
The Virgin’s Bed / Le lit de la vierge (1969) Philippe Garrel, Zouzou, Pierre Clémenti, Tina Aumont

30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. Read More »
A Lame Step / A paso de cojo (1980) Luis Alcoriza, Luis Manuel Pelayo, Bruno Rey, Julio Alejandro Lobato

Throughout the Cristero War a bunch of disabled encouraged by the village priest connect the battle to make a battalion Read More »
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) Laurence Olivier, Melvyn Bragg, Peggy Ashcroft

A candid, comprehensive interview with Sir Laurence Olivier – the only such profile the actor/director ever allowed Read More »
Salt of the Earth (1954) Herbert J. Biberman, Juan Chacón, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer

Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice Read More »
Executive Suite (1954) Robert Wise, William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson

Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation has died. But he never named Read More »