Following WWII and with China brought to it’s knees by the actions of the Japanese Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Spring River Flows East / Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu (1947) Chusheng Cai, Junli Zheng, Yang Bai, Tao Jin, Yang Nai
1930’s China. The village of a poor family is taken over by the occupying Japanese army. Read More »
The Shadow Of The Tyrant / La sombra del Caudillo (1960) Julio Bracho, Tito Junco, Roberto Cañedo, Tito Novaro
The movie situated in post-revolutionary Mexico describes the way politics were done in those times Read More »
Beware of Children / Barn (2019) Dag Johan Haugerud, Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr
Lykke (13), the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, has accidentally beaten Read More »
Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West / …Altrimenti vi ammucchiamo (1973) Ban-Yee Yeo, William Berger, Jason Piao Pai, Donald O’Brien
Overdue showdown between Chinese brothers for leadership of their kung fu school finally Read More »
Housewarming / Gyertek el a névnapomra (1983) Zoltán Fábri, Ildikó Piros, István Bujtor, Ferenc Kállai
A murder is revealed during the private investigation of a journalist. Read More »
Deep End (2008) Thanasis Antoniou, Kostas Sommer, Alekos Sissovitis, Maria Korinthiou
Maria cannot stand her husband’s jealousy any more. He treats her in a violent way Read More »
The Errand Boy (1961) Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear
Paramutual Pictures would like to know where all of the money is about so that they employ Morty to be their spy. Read More »
Thursday’s Game (1974) Robert Moore, Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Ellen Burstyn
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. Read More »
T.R. Baskin (1971) Herbert Ross, Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan
An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. Read More »