
A Portuguese immigrant in Holland dies in an accident and is buried in a cemetery in Amsterdam. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Dog Race (1998) Inu hashiru – Yôichi Sai

Nakayama (Goro Kishitani) is a suave police detective who doesn’t play by the rules. Read More »
Eight Iron Men (1952) Edward Dmytryk

Stanley Kramer’s WW-II character study has Lee Marvin as the Sergeant of a small squad laid over during fighting in Italy. Read More »
The Falls (1980) Peter Greenaway

The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios of 92 survivors. Read More »
The Merry Jail (1917) Das fidele Gefängnis

Based on Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, the actions of ‘The Merry Jail’ occur over the course of a single eventful day and night. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink

The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) Read More »
Adventure in Manhattan (1936) Edward Ludwig, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen

Joel McCrea plays a hotshot reporter who thinks he knows everything and Jean Arthur plays an actress who puts one over on him. Read More »
Sarraounia (1986) Med Hondo, Aï Keïta, Jean-Roger Milo, Féodor Atkine

On January 2 1899, beginning from the French Soudan, a french pillar below the commandment of the captains Voulet Read More »
Oorlogswinter / Winter in Wartime (2008) Martin Koolhoven

Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance Read More »
Double Dragon (1994) James Yukich, Robert Patrick, Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf

Set 15 years in the future in post-earthquake California, where San Diego and Los Angeles Read More »