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Author Archives: rarefilm
Gnade (2012) Matthias Glasner, Birgit Minichmayr, Jürgen Vogel, Henry Stange
A German couple with a teenage son struggling with their marriage has moved to Hammerfest Read More »
I.D. / Undercover (1995) Philip Davis, Reece Dinsdale, Richard Graham, Perry Fenwick
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping Read More »
The Nun and the Sergeant (1962) Franklin Adreon, Robert Webber, Anna Sten, Leo Gordon
Frustrated with seeing good young men die under his command, Sgt. McGrath (Robert Webber) Read More »
Paramount on Parade (1930) Dorothy Arzner, Otto Brower, Jean Arthur, Clara Bow, Maurice Chevalier
A musical revue that basically has Paramount stars and contract-players doing things some had never done on screen, and wouldn’t again Read More »
Meet the People (1944) Charles Reisner, Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O’Brien
Shipyard worker Bill Swanson writes a wartime play celebrating the American spirit. Read More »
Hullabaloo (1940) Edwin L. Marin, Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather’s attempt to restore his career Read More »
The First Charge of the Machete / La primera carga al machete (1969) Manuel Octavio Gómez, Adolfo Llauradó, José Rodríguez, Idalia Anreus
The film documents an episode of the battle between Cuban rebels and the Spanish army Read More »
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings / Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes (1988) Fernando Birri, Daisy Granados, Asdrúbal Meléndez, Luis Alberto Ramírez
An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. Read More »
Brief Encounter (1974) Alan Bridges, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. Read More »