An older man consumed by jealousy over his much younger wife decides Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Captain from Köpenick / Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956) Helmut Käutner, Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. Read More »
Lieutenant Kizhe / Poruchik Kizhe (1934) Aleksandr Faintsimmer, Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova
A sarcastic comedy about the Russian-Soviet bureaucracy, based on the eponymous Read More »
The Country Doctor (1936) Henry King, The Dionne Quintuplets, Yvonne Dionne, Cecile Dionne
A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for delivering Read More »
Holy Lola (2004) Bertrand Tavernier, Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu
The trials and tribulations of a French couple’s efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia. Read More »
Hidden Away / Volevo nascondermi (2020) Giorgio Diritti, Elio Germano, Oliver Ewy, Leonardo Carrozzo
Antonio is expelled from Switzerland to Italy against his will. Read More »
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako, Wan Kin Cheng, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase Read More »
Wilson (1944) Henry King, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton Read More »
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (2016) Zeinabu irene Davis, Gay Abel-Bey, Shirikiana Aina, S. Torriano Berry
Chronicles the critically acclaimed yet relatively unknown black filmmakers Read More »
Bullets and the Flesh / Il piombo e la carne (1964) Marino Girolami, Rod Cameron, Patricia Viterbo, Ennio Girolami
The rich landowner, Nat Masters, is persecuting an Indian tribe to take possession of their woods. Read More »