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Author Archives: rarefilm
Looking for Paradise / Facciamo paradiso (1995) Mario Monicelli, Margherita Buy, Lello Arena, Tigana Camara

The life and times of Claudia Bertelli, born in Milan in 1949 from bourgeois parents Read More »
Dark Romances Vol. 2 (1990) Rodd Matsui, Patricia Miller, Bryan Moore, Brinke Stevens, Linda Miller, Renee Lillian

“She’s Bad, She’s Blonde, She’s Lunch.” A couple hold up a store to pay the rent Read More »
The Great King (1942) Veit Harlan, Otto Gebühr, Kristina Söderbaum, Gustav Fröhlich

King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia is engaged in a major battle Read More »
Money Madness (1948) Sam Newfield, Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty, Harlan Warde

A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town Read More »
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) Brian De Palma, Tom Smothers, John Astin, Susanne Zenor

A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with Read More »
Cattle Stampede (1943) Sam Newfield, Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin

Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are on their way out of Arizona Read More »
Ala-Arriba! (1942) José Leitão de Barros, Ilidio Rocha Silvestre, Elsa Bea-Flor, João Moço

In a village of poor fishermen in the North of Portugal, João Moço and Julha fall in love. Read More »
Naked Hearts / Les coeurs verts (1966) Édouard Luntz, Gérard Zimmermann, Marise Maire, Eric Penet

Outside at night. Tower of lodgings. A syncopated jazz accompanies the successive appearances Read More »
Casino Raiders II / Zi zeon mou soeng II – Wing baa tin haa (1991) Johnnie To, Andy Lau, Dave Wong, Chien-Lien Wu

Chicken Feet (Andy Lau) assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan Read More »