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Author Archives: rarefilm
Life Sentence / Cadena perpetua (1979) Arturo Ripstein, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Narciso Busquets, Ernesto Gómez Cruz
“El Tarzan” Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. Read More »
Carnival of Sodom / El carnaval de Sodoma (2006) Arturo Ripstein, Marta Aura, María Barranco, Alejandro Camacho
Residents of a bordello scurry to put together their outfits for an annual carnival. Read More »
Porto das Caixas (1963) Paulo César Saraceni, Irma Álvarez, Reginaldo Faria, Paulo Padilha
Irma can only think about getting rid of her cowardly dirty husband. Read More »
Is Anybody There? (2008) John Crowley, Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff
Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy Read More »
The Storm Within / Les parents terribles (1948) Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Yvonne de Bray
When Michel, who’s 22, tells his parents he is in love, his mother Yvonne is distraught Read More »
The Drifting / La dérive (1964) Paula Delsol, Jacqueline Vandal, Lucien Barjon, André Nader
In the 1960s, Jacquie, a rebellious young woman Read More »
Get a Life / Ganhar a vida (2001) João Canijo, Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Teresa Madruga
During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between Read More »
The Tattooed Stranger (1950) Edward Montagne, John Miles, Patricia Barry, Walter Kinsella
The body of an unknown woman turns up in a stolen car abandoned in a New York park Read More »
The Angel with the Trumpet (1950) Anthony Bushell, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland
An Austrian girl is forced to marry for the sake of the family, rather than for love Read More »