German spies, using Freya Talberg as bait, convince neutral Spaniard Ulysses Ferragut to navigate Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) George Whaley, Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman Read More »
Victoria (1979) Bo Widerberg, Michaela Jolin, Stephan Schwartz, Pia Skagermark
Norway 1880s. Johannes – a milner’s son – is a boy closely connected to nature Read More »
Love Em and Leave Em (1926) Frank Tuttle, Evelyn Brent, Lawrence Gray, Louise Brooks
The tale of two sisters with the older one pledged to look after the younger Read More »
Shock Cinema Collection (1991) Robert Hayes, J.R. Bookwalter
Rarely seen since its initial home video release in the early ’90s! Read More »
Over the Hill (1992) George Miller, Olympia Dukakis, Sigrid Thornton, Derek Fowlds
Alma can’t stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter Read More »
Sylvia (1985) Michael Firth, Eleanor David, Nigel Terry, Tom Wilkinson
Real-life story of Sylvia Ashton Warner’s pioneering work teaching Maori children to read in the 1940’s. Read More »
Sweet Dreams / Skagerrak (2003) Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Iben Hjejle, Bronagh Gallagher, Martin Henderson
Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. Read More »
The Hour of the Lynx / I lossens time (2013) Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Signe Egholm Olsen, Frederik Christian Johansen
Helen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. Read More »
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990) Carlo Vanzina, Gian Maria Volontè, Massimo Dapporto, Sergio Castellitto
Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. Read More »