The film is set in France in August 1944 at the end of the war. German troops are in retreat as the allies are coming in. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Kill Johnny Ringo / Uccidete Johnny Ringo (1966) Gianfranco Baldanello, Brett Halsey, Greta Polyn, Guido Lollobrigida
Johnny Ringo heads to the town of Eagle Pass to stop a mean counterfeiting gang. Read More »
Run Silent Run Deep (1958) Robert Wise, Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given Read More »
A King’s Story (1965) Harry Booth, Duke of Windsor, Duchess of Windsor, Orson Welles
Life story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Read More »
Heaven Can Wait (1943) Ernst Lubitsch, Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn
Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find he is closely vetted Read More »
Champagne for Savages / Le repas des fauves (1964) Christian-Jaque, Francis Blanche, Boy Gobert, Antonella Lualdi
Set in World War Two occupied France. Several people gather at a house to celebrate a woman’s birthday. Read More »
Roses on Credit / Roses à crédit (2010) Amos Gitai, Léa Seydoux, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Catherine Jacob
A young couple marry in France in the 1940s and the film follows the arc of their marriage over the next decade. Read More »
Hiding Out (1987) Bob Giraldi, Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish
A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss Read More »
Permanent Record (1988) Marisa Silver, Alan Boyce, Keanu Reeves, Pamela Gidley
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he’s smart, musically talented, and very successful. Read More »
Millennium Crisis (2007) Andrew Bellware, Clare Stevenson, Ted Raimi, Olja Hrustic
A violent alien species, the Kluduthu, kidnap Aurora and take her to their desert home planet Read More »