The film follows the life of a homeless but very well-read Marxist who is coping with Che’s death and wishes to live Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Love Hate Love (1971) George McCowan, Ryan O’Neal, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Haskell
Ryan O’Neal plays Russ Emery, a glib engineer who steals the heart of a fashion model named Sheila Blunden. Read More »
Élise ou la vraie vie (1970) Michel Drach, Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont
In 1957, Elise Le Tellier, a young woman from Bordeaux, decides to join her brother Lucien Read More »
Deux hommes dans Manhattan / Two Men in Manhattan (1959) Jean-Pierre Melville, Pierre Grasset, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall
A French UN delegate has disappeared into thin air, sending reporter Moreau (Jean-Pierre Melville) Read More »
Ride the Pink Horse (1947) Robert Montgomery, Thomas Gomez, Wanda Hendrix
In the bordertown of San Pablo, preparing for an annual ‘Mexican Fiesta,’ arrives Gagin: tough, mysterious and laconic. Read More »
Fire Down Below (1957) Robert Parrish, Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon
Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. Read More »
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Henry King, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. Read More »
Man, Woman and Beast / L’uomo, la donna e la bestia – Spell (Dolce mattatoio) (1977) Alberto Cavallone, Maria Pia Luzi, Martial Boschero, Angela Doria
A small town in Italy is about to celebrate their patron saint. The city is full of people with different problems. Read More »
The Boxer (1977) Shûji Terayama, Bunta Sugawara, Kentarô Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
A young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion’s brother. Read More »
The Taste of Violence / Le goût de la violence (1961) Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf
This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. Read More »