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Author Archives: rarefilm
Crooks and Coronets (1969) Jim O’Connolly, Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates

Recently paroled convicts Herbie Haseler and Marty Miller realizing they’re broke decide Read More »
Daybreak / Le jour se lève (1939) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty

Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. Read More »
Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965) Jirí Weiss, Anne Heywood

In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. Read More »
Why Change Your Wife? (1920) Cecil B. DeMille, Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson, Bebe Daniels

Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Read More »
Mirror of Illusion / Maya Darpan (1972) Kumar Shahani, Aditi, Iqbalnath Kaul, Anil Pandya

In his debut feature film, Kumar Sahahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting Read More »
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Ludmilla Tchérina

This a film version of the opera “The Tales of Hoffmann”, however it is NOT just a film of a staged performance. Read More »
My Old Man’s Place (1971) Edwin Sherin, Arthur Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, William Devane

Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD. They decide to go for a couple Read More »
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven / Kidnapping! Paga o uccidiamo tuo figlio (1969) Alberto Cardone, Brett Halsey, Germano Longo, Aurora Bautista

Fred Leinster, an alcoholic ex-sheriff, is paid to collect a ransom for the kidnapping of a young boy. Read More »
He’s My Girl (1987) Gabrielle Beaumont, T.K. Carter, David Hallyday, David Clennon

Bryan and Reggie are best friends who are in the music business in Missouri. Read More »