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Author Archives: rarefilm
Born to Sing (1942) Edward Ludwig, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Leo Gorcey

Show promoter Cartwright has stolen the songs that Frank wrote while he was in the big house. Read More »
The Spanish Apartment / L’auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch, Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly

A man eager to learn Spanish gets an education he wasn’t expecting in this comedy drama. Read More »
Days / Dani (1963) Aleksandar Petrovic, Olga Vujadinovic, Ljubisa Samardzic, Vjekoslav Afric

A married woman is living an unexcited life, until she meets a man Read More »
Take a Letter, Darling (1942) Mitchell Leisen, Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey

A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. Read More »
Roughly Speaking (1945) Michael Curtiz, Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton

In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man’s world. Read More »
The Sword of El Cid / La spada del Cid (1962)

The ruler of Catalonia is killed by his scheming twin brother, who then takes over the throne. Read More »
Anywhere Else / Anderswo (2014) Ester Amrami, Neta Riskin, Golo Euler, Hana Laszlo

You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. Read More »
Lucky Luciano (1973) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi

Director Francesco Rosi returns to his recurring theme of the connections between legal Read More »
Smoking Guns (1934) Alan James, Ken Maynard, Gloria Shea, Walter Miller

Accused of a murder he did not commit, Ken leaves the country. Three years later Evans finds him in the jungle. Read More »