A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hanjiro rescues a village in crisis. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Post Mortem (2010) Pablo Larraín, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell
Mario, 55, works in a morgue typing autopsy reports. Read More »
Rio Bravo (1959) Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk Read More »
In Search of Beethoven (2009) Phil Grabsky, Emanuel Ax, Jonathan Biss, Riccardo Chailly
In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Read More »
Blue Panther / Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha (1965) Claude Chabrol, Marie Laforêt, Francisco Rabal, Serge Reggiani
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin’s place to spend a winter holiday Read More »
Rough Gang / Ganga Bruta (1933) Humberto Mauro
A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. Read More »
The Man Hunt / La garce (1984) Christine Pascal, Isabelle Huppert, Richard Berry, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Lucien Sabatier is a police inspector. One night, while he is on his round Read More »
Autumn Moon / Qiu yue (1992) Clara Law, Masatoshi Nagase, Pei-Hui Li, Siu Wan Choi
Twentysomething Japanese tourist, Tokio, comes to Hong Kong looking for good cuisine. Read More »
Assassin (1973)
A government assassin is sent to kill a government official who might be leaking its secrets. Read More »
Old Rascal / Vieille canaille (1992) Gérard Jourd’hui, Michel Serrault, Anna Galiena, Pierre Richard
Darius Caunes is a modest printer flanked by a cantankerous spouse Read More »