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Author Archives: rarefilm
I Walk Alone (1948) Byron Haskin, Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas

Frankie Madison returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner, Frankie’s former partner in bootlegging Read More »
Mademoiselle (1966) Tony Richardson, Jeanne Moreau

In a French village, Manou is an Italian logger, virile, with a broad laugh. Read More »
Mad Detective (2007) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Ching Wan Lau, Andy On, Ka Tung Lam

A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer. Read More »
In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989) Lina Wertmüller, Rutger Hauer, Nastassja Kinski, Lorraine Bracco

An American journalist works for a French newspaper. He is writing an article about the reaction against people Read More »
Beirut Hold’em (2022) Michel Kammoun, Fadi Abi Samra, Rana Alamuddin, Saleh Bakri

A small-time gambler in his 40s, struggling to rebuild his life after a few years in prison. Read More »
Mussolini and I (1985) Alberto Negrin, Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins

A compelling drama and documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce (Bob Hoskins), from his days Read More »
De Nuremberg à Nuremberg (1989) Frédéric Rossif, Philippe Meyer

A great historical documentary. Based on archive footage, it describes with rigour Read More »
Police Cordon / El cerco (1955) Miguel Iglesias, José Guardiola, Isabel de Castro, Ángel Jordán

A group of robbers assault a factory in the port of Barcelona, but, upon being discovered Read More »
The Girl in the Air / La fille de l’air (1992) Maroun Bagdadi, Béatrice Dalle, Thierry Fortineau, Hippolyte Girardot

A woman, madly in love, decides to organize the escape of her husband who has received a sentence of 18 years in prison. Read More »