
Albert Lory is a teacher at a school in German-occupied France. He is a coward, but he is drawn into the actions of the resistance. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)

When rock star Roddy Usher’s wife is murdered, he’s sent to the county lunatic asylum, where the therapy is far more insane than the inmates. Read More »
Forces occultes (1943) Jean Mamy, Maurice Rémy, Gisèle Parry

The film recounts the life of a young member of parliament who joins the Freemasons in order to relaunch his career. Read More »
Rambling Rose (1991) Martha Coolidge, Laura Dern

Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Read More »
Los blues de la calle Pop (1983) Jesús Franco

Private detective Felipe Malboro is hired by a woman to search for his missing boyfriend Read More »
Blink (1994) Michael Apted, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn

Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery Read More »
J’accuse! [Magirama] (1956) Abel Gance, Nelly Kaplan

A portmanteau work in four segments,designed to illustrate the expressive possibilities Read More »
Confesiones íntimas de una exhibicionista (1983) Lina Romay

Candy tells the story of her life, her dissatisfaction with her male lovers Read More »
Midnight (1939) Mitchell Leisen, Claudette Colbert

Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him the slip to crash a party. Read More »
Three Brave Men (1956) Philip Dunne, Ray Milland

Bernie Goldsmith, a long-time civilian employee of the U.S. Navy is suspended as a security risk Read More »