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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Virginian (1923) Tom Forman, Kenneth Harlan, Florence Vidor, Russell Simpson

Molly Wood arrives in a small Western town to be the new schoolmarm. Read More »
Werther (2010) Benoît Jacquot, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Alain Vernhes

Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. Read More »
Hysterical Blindness (2002) Mira Nair, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands

In this bittersweet slice of working class single New Jersey life Read More »
Boys in Brown (1949) Montgomery Tully, Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde

During post-war England, a young petty crook, Jackie Knowles, is on probation for committing petty crimes. Read More »
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) Hal Walker, John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn

In this sequel film, all the characters remain the same; Al is still unemployed Read More »
Undercover Maisie (1947) Harry Beaumont, Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, Mark Daniels

Streetwise but kind-hearted Maisie Ravier has put her vaudeville life behind her Read More »
The Night / Al-lail (1992) Mohamed Malas, Nezar Abohajar, Sabah Al Jazaery, Fares Al-Helou

The Night is set in the village of Quneytra, which borders on the Golan Read More »
Shadow of a Man (1955) Michael McCarthy, Paul Carpenter, Rona Anderson, Jane Griffiths

After a fight, a drunk is found dead, but is the cause of death heart failure or murder? Read More »
Goldeneye (1989) Don Boyd, Charles Dance, Phyllis Logan, Patrick Ryecart

Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime exploits Read More »