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Author Archives: rarefilm
A Virgin in the Family / Una vergine in famiglia (1975) Mario Siciliano, Franca Gonella, Gianni Dei, Femi Benussi
A family of intrigues and debauchery. Read More »
Together (1956) Lorenza Mazzetti, Denis Horne, Michael Andrews, Eduardo Paolozzi, Valy
Two dockers, both deaf and dumb, live in London’s East end in the fifties. Read More »
Vanished / Oyayubi sagashi (2006) Naoto Kumazawa, Ken Miyake, Ayumi Ito, Ken’ichi Matsuyama
Eight school friends innocently join together to play a game that, if played well Read More »
Mr. X (1995) Godfrey Ho, Joe Lewis, Alex Man, Lam Wei
A truce between the Yakuza and the Triads is broken with the wedding massacre Read More »
Late Last Night (1999) Steven Brill, Emilio Estevez, Bobby Edner, Steven Weber
After a fight with his wife, who’s leaving him, Dan’s day is getting worse by the minute. Read More »
Farewell to Autumn / Pozegnanie jesieni (1990) Mariusz Trelinski, Jan Frycz, Maria Pakulnis, Grazyna Trela
Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity Read More »
The Trapp Family / Die Trapp-Familie (1956) Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Maria Holst
A novice nun, Maria, is sent to care for the unruly children of a wealthy Baron. Read More »
Tora-san 28 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamifusen (1981) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mikiko Otonashi
Tora-san returns to his family’s home to attend an elementary school class reunion. Read More »
Tora-san 27 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Naniwa no koi no Torajirô (1981) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Matsuzaka
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. Read More »