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Author Archives: rarefilm
The History of Mr. Polly (1949) Anthony Pelissier
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father Read More »
The Swarm / Roj (1966) Miodrag Popovic, Mira Stupica, Rade Markovic, Svetolik Nikacevic
During turbulent times of the First Serbian uprising in 1804, on a freshly liberated land Read More »
The Other / L’autre (2020) Charlotte Dauphin, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, James Thierrée, Anouk Grinberg
An intimate portrait of a woman’s mental confrontation and drifting between dream Read More »
Host for a Ghost / Hao cai zhuang dao ni (1984) Shan-Hsi Ting, Pak-Cheung Chan, Ke-Hsin Yu, Wan-Si Wong
A movie about a spirit who escapes “the pain of hell” by agreeing to return among the living. Read More »
The Eyes of the Mummy / Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings
A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. Read More »
Black Gold (2011) Jeta Amata, Mbong Amata, Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. Fox
One local Niger Delta community’s struggle against their own government Read More »
6 Hours to Live (1932) William Dieterle, Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, John Boles
A murder victim is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. Read More »
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! / Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! (1982) Denys Granier-Deferre, Jean Poiret, Michel Piccoli, Daniel Auteuil
The cynical boss of a big insurance agency invites his top-salary employees Read More »
The New Enchantment / L’inhumaine (1924) Marcel L’Herbier, Jaque Catelain, Léonid Walter de Malte, Philippe Hériat
Claire Lescot is a famous prima donna. All men want to be loved by her. Read More »