Raised by his grandfather to adhere to the ancient laws of China, Mandarin Wu is a strict authoritarian. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Corsican File / L’enquête corse (2004) Alain Berbérian, Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino
Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica Read More »
Run Of A Pacer / Beg inokhodtsa (1969) Sergey Urusevskiy, Nurmukhan Zhanturin, Baken Kydykeyeva, Farida Sharipova
Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel “Farewell, Gyulsary!” The story of Tanabai the blacksmith Read More »
The Great Caruso (1951) Richard Thorpe, Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town Read More »
Samson and Delilah (1996) Nicolas Roeg, Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Eric Thal
Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living Read More »
Paju (2009) Chan-ok Park, Wook Choi, Yeri Han, Man-sik Jeong
Paju, is the name of a place everyone has heard of but don’t really know. Read More »
Shin Sung-Il is Lost / Shin Sung-il-eui hangbang-bulmyung (2004) Jane Shin, Hyun-sik Cho, In-kee Jung, Young-soo Jung
An isolated orphanage, called the ‘House of Angels’. The director of this orphanage religiously Read More »
Dear Diary / Caro diario (1993) Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Giovanna Bozzolo
Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in this wry look at life. Read More »
The Birds and the Bees (1956) Norman Taurog, George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven
George ‘Hotsy’ Hamilton II, heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home from an expedition in the Congo. Read More »
The River Wild (1994) Curtis Hanson, Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn
Gail Hartman is facing problems with with her husband, the workaholic architect Tom. Read More »