Promises to show exactly what was cut ‘n’ banned from several films in Barry Mahon’s vast arsenal. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Treeless Mountain / Na-moo-eobs-neun san (2008) So Yong Kim, Chae Gil Byung, Jung Gil Ja, Shin Hyun Je
What is the nature of childhood resilience? Sisters Jin and Bin, ages 6 and 3, live with their mother. Read More »
Travellers and Magicians / Chang hub thengs gcig gi ‘khrul snang (2003) Khyentse Norbu, Tshewang Dendup, Sonam Lhamo, Lhakpa Dorji
The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one–for a better and different life. Read More »
The Debt (2007) Assaf Bernstein, Gila Almagor, Yuriy Chepurnov, Oleg Drach
The year is 1965. Rachel Brener is one of 3 young Mossad agents teem who caught Read More »
High Society (1956) Charles Walters, Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra
C.K. Dexter-Haven, a successful popular jazz musician, lives in a mansion near his ex-wife’s Tracy Lord’s family estate. Read More »
Fraulein / Das Fräulein (2006) Andrea Staka, Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic
Ruza left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Read More »
Crime by Night (1944) William Clemens, Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Read More »
The King’s Daughters / Saint-Cyr (2000) Patricia Mazuy, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Simon Reggiani
Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan Read More »
The Gelignite Gang (1956) Francis Searle, Terence Fisher, Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne, James Kenney
Insurance investigator Jimmy Baxter searches for a gang of jewel robbers. Read More »
Strange Bargain (1949) Will Price, Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan
Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise Read More »