A young charismatic doctor practices medicine in the middle of the vast Steppe. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Pressure Point (1962) Hubert Cornfield, Stanley Kramer, Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin, Peter Falk
An African-American prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) finds the boundaries Read More »
Mare Nostrum (1926) Rex Ingram, Apollon Uni, Álex Nova, Kada-Abd-el-Kader
German spies, using Freya Talberg as bait, convince neutral Spaniard Ulysses Ferragut to navigate Read More »
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 »