A shy computer expert falls in love with a beautiful colleague while trying to become a film director. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Butterfly Chalice / Hu die bei (1965) Cheh Chang, Chiu-Feng Yuan, Pat Ting Hung, Feng Chin, Yanyan Chen
Tian Yu Quan rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant Read More »
Here Is the Beauty / La belle que voilà (1950) Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Ludmilla Tchérina
Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted. Read More »
April Fish / Shigatsu no sakana (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Miyoko Akaza, Nao Asuka, Wakaba Irie
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited Read More »
Heartbeat / Batticuore (1939) Mario Camerini, Assia Noris, John Lodge, Rubi Dalma
The sole girl pupil of a school for pickpockets is caught in the act stealing Read More »
Les kidnappeurs (1998) Graham Guit, Melvil Poupaud, Élodie Bouchez, Romain Duris
Four thieves named Davíd, Dilan, Christine, and Chase are forced to kidnap a high-profile dog Read More »
Friends / Peng you (1974) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Sheng Fu, Lily Li
A wealthy young playboy flees his repressive family and joins forces with a gang Read More »
Cockles and Muscles / Côte d’Azur (2005) Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau, Gilbert Melki, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Sabrina Seyvecou
A family comprising of a father, mother, daughter and son head to the south of France for summer vacation. Read More »
The Tunnel of Love (1958) Gene Kelly, Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young
The Pooles are unable to have a baby after years of trying. They apply to the Rock-A-Bye Adoption Agency Read More »
The Lad (1935) Henry Edwards, Gordon Harker, Betty Stockfeld, Gerald Barry
An ex-con searching for a hidden jewel is assumed, by various parties, to be investigating their indiscretions. Read More »