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Author Archives: rarefilm
Fatherland (1994) Christopher Menaul, Rutger Hauer, Miranda Richardson, Peter Vaughan

Fictional historical account of what might have happened if Adolf Hitler had won the Second World War. Read More »
The Wonder Kid / Wonder Boy (1951) Karl Hartl, Bobby Henrey, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Muriel Aked

The old one about the much-exploited child prodigy is given a new coat of paint in the English-Austrian Entfuhrag ins Gluck (Wonder Child). Read More »
Sweet and Savage / Dolce e selvaggio (1983) Antonio Climati, Mario Morra, Franco Prosperi, Robert Sommer, Mike Gunn

A Mondo documentary that juxtaposes footage of death, carnage Read More »
The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark (1980) Charles Jarrott, Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Ricky Schroder

When Noah Dugan agrees to fly missionary Bernadette Lafleur and her cargo of animals Read More »
Beauty and the Beast (2010) David Lister, Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, Victor Parascos

A dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful Belle and the feared forest Beast. Read More »
Stake Out / Harikomi (2001) Tetsuo Shinohara, Shiho Wakabayashi, Mantarô Koichi, Masato Sakai

The fourth chapter in the Love Cinema series, is a story of a cloistered and obsessive Read More »
Occident (2002) Cristian Mungiu, Alexandru Papadopol, Anca Androne, Samuel Tastet

Occident is a bittersweet comedy that focuses on the growing tendency of Eastern European youth to migrate west. Read More »
Milk and Honey: The Movie (2018) Matt Gambell, Mark Wingett, Claire King, Rachel Bright

King of Crime is about Marcus King, an old school gangster, a crime lord Read More »
Laughter in the Dark (1969) Tony Richardson, Nicol Williamson, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Drouot

A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship. Read More »