In flashback of a Haitian woman’s childhood experience under the Duvalier regime. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Run of the Arrow (1957) Samuel Fuller, Rod Steiger, Sara Montiel, Brian Keith
A Rebel vet, O’Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomatox. Read More »
A Shot in the Factory / Laukaus tehtaalla (1973) Erkko Kivikoski, Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen
In the beginning of this film we see an elderly man cycling to his workplace Read More »
Jack London (1943) Alfred Santell, Michael O’Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen
Episodes in the novelist’s life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Read More »
Hotel by the Hour / Das Stundenhotel von St. Pauli (1970) Rolf Olsen, Curd Jürgens, Andrea Rau, Corny Collins
Despite the oppressive burden that his son has to survive in the hospital a dangerous operation Read More »
Hell Below Zero (1954) Mark Robson, Alan Ladd, Joan Tetzel, Basil Sydney
Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through Read More »
Louise (1939) Abel Gance, Grace Moore, Georges Thill, André Pernet
Louise, a young seamstress, has fallen in love with Julien, her neighbor Read More »
My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud / En compagnie d’Antonin Artaud (1993) Gérard Mordillat, Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel
May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Read More »
His Master’s Voice / La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »
Hugo and Josephine / Hugo och Josefin (1967) Kjell Grede, Fredrik Becklén, Marie Öhman, Beppe Wolgers
Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. Read More »