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Author Archives: rarefilm
Napoléon (1955) Sacha Guitry, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Napoléon Bonaparte’s life, loves and exceptional destiny from 1769 to 1821, but as seen through the eyes of Talleyrand Read More »
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) Vincent McEveety

Will Mannon, “product of the Devil’s loins”, is released from a frontier prison Read More »
Thompson’s Last Run (1986) Jerrold Freedman, Robert Mitchum

A hardened con (Robert Mitchum) being transferred from a federal penitentiary to a Texas institution Read More »
Drei Schwedinnen auf der Reeperbahn (1980) Walter Boos

Three Swedish girls are at boarding school and a bit bored with their lessons, so they travel to Hamburg to have a few adventures. Read More »
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) Kazuo Ikehiro

On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. Read More »
The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) Irvin Kershner, Robert Shaw

An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change Read More »
Fire in Paradise / Flammen im Paradies (1997) Markus Imhoof

Swiss director Markus Imhoof made this Swiss-German-French drama in which a love story Read More »
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) Carl Schultz, Wendy Hughes

His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. Read More »
Kytice / Wild Flowers (2000) F.A. Brabec, Martina Bezousková

Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales – glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light – make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. Read More »