In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Nanayomachi / Nanayo (2008) Naomi Kawase, Kyoko Hasegawa, Grégoire Colin, Jun Murakami
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand. Read More »
The Cockettes (2002) Bill Weber, David Weissman, Larry Brinkin, Peggy Cass, Pristine Condition
On New Year’s Eve, 1969, a flamboyant ragtag troupe of genderbending hippies took the stage Read More »
Xiao cheng zhi chun / Spring in a Small Town (1948) Mu Fei, Chaoming Cui, Wei Li, Yu Shi
Following WWII and with China brought to it’s knees by the actions of the Japanese Read More »
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 »