
Young Maria lives her upper class life in the shadow of her husband Carl, and gets pregnant. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Fearmakers (1958) Jacques Tourneur, Dana Andrews

A Korean War veteran discovers his Washington-based PR firm has been taken over by Communist infiltrators. Read More »
A Fine Pair (1969) Francesco Maselli, Rock Hudson

Married NYPD Captain Mike Harmon receives a visit from Esmeralda Marini, who he has not seen in twelve years since she was a child. Read More »
Mid-August Lunch / Pranzo di ferragosto (2008)

Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. Read More »
Spring Night, Summer Night (1967) Joseph L. Anderson

Jessica, the eldest daughter of a coal miner-turned-farmer, has a fling with her half-brother Carl Read More »
The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000) Patrick Keiller

A woman is recalled to Britain from the Arctic, where she has spent twenty years working with people who build their houses from snow Read More »
Good Times (1967) William Friedkin, Sonny Bono, Cher

Done in a similar style to the musical duo’s TV show “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” Read More »
Noroît / Northwest Wind (1976) Jacques Rivette

After her brother was killed by a notorious all-female pirate gang, Morag dedicates her life to bringing the murderers to justice. Read More »
Once More / Encore (1988) Paul Vecchiali, Jean-Louis Rolland

A man decides to leave his wife and finds his happiness elsewhere. Along the way he meets a man with whom he falls in love. Read More »
La désenchantée / The Disenchanted (1990) Benoît Jacquot

Seventeen-year-old Beth is just finishing school, and lives in Paris with her bedridden mother and younger brother. Read More »