Taxi driver Jose begins his night shift bent on revenge after his brother’s murder Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Great Meadow (1931) Charles Brabin, Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Boardman, Lucille La Verne
In a little Virginia village in 1777, Daniel Boone comes and talks about Kentucky. Read More »
Cinco vezes Favela – Pedreira de São Diogo (1962) Leon Hirszman, Flávio Migliaccio
The short is part of the feature film Cinco Vezes Favela, one of the first films of Cinema Novo. Read More »
Brazilian Planet of the Apes / O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos (1976) J.B. Tanko, Renato Aragão, Baiaco, Renato Bastos
This movie is a spoof of “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and follows the storyline Read More »
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained / Le temps retrouvé d’après l’oeuvre de Marcel Proust (1999) Raoul Ruiz, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood Read More »
Hitch-Hike / Les petits matins (1962) Jacqueline Audry, Darry Cowl, Pierre Mondy, Lino Ventura
Agathe, a sweet hitch-hiker, is en route to the Riviera. Read More »
Meet Danny Wilson (1952) Joseph Pevney, Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol
Danny Wilson and partner Mike make a meager living singing in dives and hustling pool. Read More »
The Blind Fly / A mosca cieca (1966) Romano Scavolini, Carlo Cecchi, Laura Troschel, Emiliano Tolve
A man accidentally finds a gun inside a parked car and gets it. Read More »
Market Place / Mandi (1983) Shyam Benegal, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah
Forbidden love, fraying loyalties and flagrant hypocrisy emerge Read More »
Darkness / T.M.A. (2009) Juraj Herz, Ivan Franek, Lenka Krobotová, Malgorzata Kozuchowska
A man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home Read More »