Carol flees to London from her alcoholic stepfather, but runs into a rough crowd in her new home. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Pool of London (1951) Basil Dearden, Bonar Colleano, Susan Shaw, Renée Asherson
Crime melodrama about two sailors in London, an American open to theft Read More »
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) Hugh Bennett, Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel
Henry (James Lydon) gets into another jam when he becomes the editor Read More »
Loulou (1980) Maurice Pialat, Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand
Maurice Pialat’s portrait of contemporary France mocks prosperity as a substitute Read More »
Lola (1961) Jacques Demy, Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden
Roland Cassard is a young man with no job and seemingly no prospects. Read More »
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) Kevin Connor, Sherilyn Fenn, Nigel Havers, Katherine Helmond
The story of Elizabeth Taylor’s rise to stardom, beginning in Los Angeles 1942. Read More »
Nikita (1990) Luc Besson, Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana
Nikita is the sole survivor of a bloody shoot out between police and a band Read More »
Double Deal (1950) Abby Berlin, Marie Windsor, Richard Denning, Taylor Holmes
A young woman inherits an oil field, and hires an engineer to help her drill a well. Read More »
The 47 Ronin / Chûshingura (1962) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy Read More »
Barnacle Bill (1941) Richard Thorpe, Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo
A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter Read More »