
Stéphane Blanchon, who teaches at the International College, lives a quiet comfortable life in Geneva. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) Henry King, Jean Peters, David Wayne, Hugh Marlowe

Ben Halper sets up his barber’s shop at the turn of the century in Sevillinois and watches the town grow around him. Read More »
Whom the Gods Love (1942) Karl Hartl, Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff, Winnie Markus

On a trip to Paris in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Madame Weber and falls in love with her daughter, the singer Aloysia. Read More »
Labyrinth of Dreams (1997) Gakuryû Ishii, Rena Komine, Tadanobu Asano, Kotomi Kyôno

Tomiko is a conductor in a rural bus driven by the handsome Niitaka. Tomiko had received a letter from her best friend Tsuyako Read More »
Herencia / Inheritance (2001) Paula Hernández, Rita Cortese, Adrián Witzke, Martín Adjemián

Peter, a young German, enters a suburban Buenos Aires restaurant; seeking only directions Read More »
Partes usadas / Used Parts (2007) Aarón Fernández Lesur, Emery Eduardo Granados, Alan Chávez, Carlos Ceja

Ivan, a 14-year old boy, lives with his uncle Jaime, a mediocre dealer of used car parts. Read More »
Epiphany Sunday / Le jour des rois (1991) Marie-Claude Treilhou, Danielle Darrieux, Micheline Presle, Paulette Dubost

Three old sisters get together every Sunday. For Epiphany Sunday, the program is busy Read More »
Blackheart (1998) Dominic Shiach, Richard Grieco, Christopher Plummer, Fiona Loewi

Ray and Annette are a couple who scam, lie and seduce to get wealth from unspecting wealthy people. Read More »
Robot Stories (2003) Greg Pak, Tamlyn Tomita, James Saito, Vin Knight

Four tales: a robot baby as a pre-adoption test, a mother and her dying son’s toy robot collection Read More »
Winter Carnival (1939) Charles Reisner, Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, Helen Parrish

This romance is set during the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival and follows the exploits of a woman Read More »