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Author Archives: rarefilm
Nothing Ventured / Nicht ohne Risiko (2004) Harun Farocki

What venture capital or VC for short actually means is explained the film itself. Read More »
Freedom Fields (2018) Naziha Arebi

An intimate look at post-revolution Libya through the eyes of an aspiring all-female soccer team Read More »
Brussels by Night (1983) Marc Didden, François Beukelaers, Johan Joos, Mariette Mathieu

This is the story of a man who travels to Brussels, and meets some people Read More »
A Notorious Affair (1930) Lloyd Bacon, Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, Kay Francis

The story of a noblewoman (Dove) who abandons her title for a musician (Rathbone) Read More »
Wings of the Navy (1939) Lloyd Bacon, George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne

Jerry and Cass have always been competitive. Now that Cass is a well respected Naval aviator Read More »
Hotel America / Hôtel des Amériques (1981) André Téchiné, Catherine Deneuve, Patrick Dewaere, Etienne Chicot

Hélène, a distracted pill-popping anesthetist, almost runs down Gilles Read More »
Il vecchio testamento (1962) Gianfranco Parolini

The Jews of Jerusalem are driven out by their Syrian rulers. Read More »
Assault (1971) Sidney Hayers, Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones

After one schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods Read More »
Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) Wolf Rilla, Terence Morgan, Yôko Tani, John Crawford

A Playboy tries to recruit a gang, who include an American who needs cash to satisfy his wife’s expensive tastes Read More »