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Author Archives: rarefilm
Unnatural / Alraune (1952) Arthur Maria Rabenalt, Hildegard Knef, Erich von Stroheim, Karlheinz Böhm
A scientist creates a beautiful “perfect woman”, but since she is artificial Read More »
The Testimony / Il testimone (1946) Pietro Germi, Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant will be crucial. Read More »
Jealousy / Gelosia (1953) Pietro Germi, Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen
A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married Read More »
Other People’s Letters / Chuzhie pisma (1976) Ilya Averbakh, Irina Kupchenko, Svetlana Smirnova, Sergei Kovalenkov
Zina is sixteen. She is a manipulative schoolgirl living in a small Russian town among sincere and simple people. Read More »
The Green Mare / La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
Showdown at the Great Tone River / Doto no taiketsu (1959) Yasushi Sasaki, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale Read More »
The Jack Bull (1999) John Badham, John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones
The Jack Bull is about a normal Horse trader Myrl Redding (John Cusack) who cherishes the law and his rights. Read More »
The Trip to Bountiful (1985) Peter Masterson, Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940’s Houston Read More »
The Racket (1951) John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan
The large federal crime syndicate has proceeded in to town, teaming up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. Read More »