An old yet spry man comes to Chicago to live with his son and daughter-in-law. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Afternoon / Nachmittag (2007) Angela Schanelec, Jirka Zett, Miriam Horwitz
The first shot is a static image: a view from the stage of a theatre onto the auditorium. Read More »
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone
In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) Read More »
Majestic Hotel Cellars / Les caves du Majestic (1945) Richard Pottier, Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim, Jacques Baumer
In my “cellar” where case workers all the people of a great hotel Read More »
The Cradle Snatchers (1927) Howard Hawks, Louise Fazenda, Ethel Wales, J. Farrell MacDonald
To cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives–Susan Martin Read More »
Revenge on the Highway (1992) Craig R. Baxley, Stacy Keach, Lisa Banes, Tom Bower
At his wedding Claude Sams has an argument with his son about his life-style Read More »
Us / Vi (2013) Mani Maserrat-Agah, Gustaf Skarsgård, Anna Åström, Rebecca Ferguson
This is a story of IDA and KRISTER. It’s about a relationship that goes to hell. Read More »
In a Moment of Passion (1993) Zbigniew Kaminski, Chase Masterson, Vivian Schilling, Julie Araskog
An aspiring actress falls for her leading man and passion ignites. Read More »
Ticker (2001) Albert Pyun
Ray Nettles, a San Francisco detective, and his partner Fuzzy Read More »
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976) George Schaefer, Robby Benson, Michael Cristofer, Patrick Duffy
After the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 Read More »