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Author Archives: rarefilm
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993) John Herzfeld, Jack Scalia, Alyssa Milano, Phyllis Lyons

Joey Buttafuoco’s story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife. Read More »
Let’s Get Lost (1997) Jonas Elmer, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Bjarne Henriksen, Nicolaj Kopernikus

Three friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while they talk about soccer Read More »
Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957) Howard W. Koch, Judy Tyler, Bobby Troup, Margo Woode

To prove his theory that rock and roll is on its way out, a sociologist tries to convince a “bop” singer Read More »
The Glass Cell / Die gläserne Zelle (1978) Hans W. Geissendörfer, Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser

The architect Phillip Braun is framed by his former employer Lasky that embezzled the money Read More »
Three Sisters / San zimei (2012) Bing Wang

Three sisters live alone in a small village family house in the high mountains of the Yunan region. Read More »
All Night Long (1962) Basil Dearden, Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair

This movie, based on William Shakespeare’s Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase Read More »
Rivals (1972) Krishna Shah, Joan Hackett, Robert Klein, Scott Jacoby

Peter runs a New York tour. Christine is a recently widowed art gallery owner, and she falls in love with him. Read More »
Mache alles mit (1971) Kurt Nachmann, Marion Forster, Astrid Boner, Harry Kalenberg

Sex drama of a 15 year old girl who answers an advertisement for a “playmate” to a young couple. Read More »
Le révélateur (1968) Philippe Garrel, Laurent Terzieff, Bernadette Lafont, Stanislas Robiolle

A 4-year-old child is the element from and around which the action develops, and brings sentiments and emotions to light. Read More »