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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Father / En far (1988) Bo Widerberg
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
Blackeyes (1989) Dennis Potter, Michael Gough
Blackeyes is an attempt to explore “what does go on between men and women in their heads Read More »
The Serpent’s Way (1986) Bo Widerberg
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
These Encounters of Theirs / Quei loro incontri (2006) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Angela Nugara, Vittorio Vigneri, Grazia Orsi
These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples Read More »
Twice Branded (1936) Maclean Rogers, Robert Rendel, Lucille Lisle, James Mason
A young business man (James Mason) is being duped by business swindlers but his gaol bird father is determined to save him. Read More »
Keep It Quiet / Pas de scandale (1999) Benoît Jacquot, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon
In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family Read More »
Beijing Bicycle / Shiqi sui de dan che (2001) Xiaoshuai Wang, Lin Cui, Xun Zhou, Bin Li
Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) Richard Schickel, Alfred Hitchcock, Cliff Robertson
A look at Alfred Hitchcock’s films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here Read More »
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings / Heimat 3 – Chronik einer Zeitenwende (2004) Edgar Reitz, Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, Peter Schneider
Hermann Simon and Clarissa Lichtblau reunite after almost exactly 19 years Read More »