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Author Archives: rarefilm
Bone (1972) Larry Cohen, Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Joyce Van Patten

A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. Read More »
A Tale of the Wind / Une histoire de vent (1988) Joris Ivens, Henxiang Han, Zhuang Liu

This film travels through fantasy and reality as Joris Ivens goes to China to capture the wind. Read More »
Hercules of the Desert / La valle dell’eco tonante (1964) Tanio Boccia, Kirk Morris, Hélène Chanel, Alberto Farnese

A fabulous land of green pastures is protected from invasion by the mysterious Valley of the Thundering Echo. Read More »
Bounce Ko Gals / Baunsu ko gaurusu (1997) Masato Harada, Hitomi Satô, Yasue Satô, Yukiko Okamoto

Lisa is 16. She is leaving for New York tomorrow at 11 a.m. She saved some money Read More »
Flying Leathernecks (1951) Nicholas Ray, John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. Read More »
The Domain: The Naniwa Story / Nihon Kyokaku-den: Naniwa-hen (1965) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Hideo Murata, Asao Uchida

Osaka, 1920. A sailor returns from several years at sea to see his brother Read More »
The Chivalrous Life / Kyokotsu ichidai (1967) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Sumiko Fuji, Minoru Ôki

This is yet another ninkyô yakuza film that seems to be (unconsciously?) trying to deal Read More »
The Innocent / L’innocente (1976) Luchino Visconti, Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Jennifer O’Neill

Luchino Visconti’s last film based on a novella by Gabrielle d’Annunzio is a haunting Read More »
Papirosen (2011) Gastón Solnicki, Mirta Najdorf, Alan Solnicki, Víctor Solnicki

A portrait of Argentine director Gastón Solnicki’s family over the course of the second half of the 20th century Read More »