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https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016244-two-film-dvd-theres-always-a-woman-1938-the-show-off-1934.jpgTWO FILM DVD: THERE S ALWAYS A WOMAN (1938) + THE SHOW OFF (1934)

 

THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN  (1938): An investigator for the district attorney and his wannabe sleuth wife compete to see who can solve a murder mystery first. Ah, justice at its finest!

 

THE SHOW OFF  (1934): A man cons his girlfriend into thinking he's a bigwig in the railway business. And just like any good golddigger, when they finally get married, she spends a fortune setting up their love nest. Once the manure hits the fan and the bill collectors come-a-knocking, they go to live with the wife's parent until the man can change his ways (huh?) and work his fingers to the bone supporting his princess. And they say the new generation is entitled!

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016788-the-black-duke-1963.jpgTHE BLACK DUKE (1963)

 

Cesare Borgia -- a cardinal in the Catholic Church, a confidant of the Pope and a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in 16th-century Italy --must deal with a host of political and personal crises. He is having problems with his mistress, and members of a secret society called The Black Carnation are out to assassinate him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016818-two-film-dvd-the-devil-with-hitler-1942-the-curse-of-the-swastika-1940.jpgTWO FILM DVD: THE DEVIL WITH HITLER (1942) + THE CURSE OF THE SWASTIKA (1940)

 

THE DEVIL WITH HITLER (1942): Adolf Hitler, Benito and Suki Yaki are placed in a series of Three Stooges routines, with the premise that the Board of Directors of Hell has put the Devil on notice and they intend to replace him with Adolf Hitler, unless he can get Hitler to commit a good deed. The Devil has his work cut out for him, and doesn't appear likely to escape being replaced by the German leader.

 

THE CURSE OF THE SWASTIKA (1940): The Curse of The Swastika, a British Pathe documentary from 1940, illustrates the insidious rise of Adolf Hitler's conniving to become the leader of the Nazi party and eventual dictator of his self-styled Third Reich.

 

 

  

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016819-el-kalaa-the-citadel-1989-with-hard-encoded-french-and-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgEL KALAA (1989) * with hard-encoded French and switchable English subtitles *

 

In a small village in rural Algeria, the "village idiot" is madly in love with a married woman. His voyeurism and antics bring shame on his father, who guarantees that his son will be married that same day, or his four wives will be repudiated.

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016201-the-dancing-girl-of-izu-1933-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgTHE DANCING GIRL OF IZU (1933) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

During his vacation tour on Izu peninsula, Tokyo student Mizuhara befriends a group of local travelling musicians led by Eikichi. Eikichi lost the family's inheritance, a gold mine, due to his carelessness, which he had to sell for a low price to its new owner Zenbei. While staying in their hometown where they have an engagement, Eikichi's sister Kaoru falls in love with Mizuhara. Instigated by the mine's former engineer Kubota, Eikichi demands what he considers his fair share from Zenbei, but Zenbei replies that he will only give Eikichi money, if he sells his sister Kaoru to him. Mizuhara confronts Zenbei, who also happens to be the father of his fellow student Ryūichi, with what he considers an insolent proposal. As it turns out, Zenbei, who was a friend of Eikichi's and Kaoru's father, wants to spare Kaoru the fate of living the life of a travelling musician.

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0009/0009938-men-call-it-love-1931.jpgMEN CALL IT LOVE (1931)

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When socialite Callie Brooks decides to divorce her husband Henry, she cheerfully announces her decision at one of the regular weekend house parties given at her Sands Point, New York home. Callie's friend, Helen Robinson, immediately congratulates her on the clever stunt and wishes that she could be as original in finding a way to leave her husband, Joe. Though Helen applauds Callie's announcement, Connie Mills, another guest, tells her husband Jack that she finds the casual treatment of divorce distasteful. While Joe falls ill and retreats to the library, Helen joins her playboy paramour, Tony Minot, on the balcony, where she tells him that their affair must come to an end because their love has "gone cold." Later, Joe accuses Helen of ignoring his needs and being more than just a golfing parter to Tony. Joe's suspicions of Tony also lead him to inform Jack that the rou is after Connie as well. Jack quickly dismisses the thought and expresses his confidence that Connie will remain faithful to him. When Jack's car breaks down, Tony drives the Millses home and joins them for a nightcap. While Jack mixes their drinks in the kitchen, Tony tries to woo Connie, but she resists him and reassures him that she loves her husband. Jack realizes that Tony's sole interest in his home is his wife, so with Connie's approval, he throws him out. On his way out, Tony accuses Jack of cheating on Connie when he had an affair with a Follies girl. Connie overhears the charge, but she believes Jack when he tells her that he is innocent. 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016236-two-film-dvd-the-solitaire-man-1933-the-man-outside-1933.jpgTWO FILM DVD: THE SOLITAIRE MAN (1933) + THE MAN OUTSIDE (1933)

 

THE SOLITAIRE MAN  (1933): The Solitaire Man is a renowned jewel their who is ready to retire and marry Helen, his partner in crime and his one true love. However, their plans are shattered when another member of the gang, Bascom, walks in with a stolen necklace. Helen absolutely refuses to get married until the necklace is returned; but when the attempt is made to "give the jewels back", the whole gang comes under suspicion for the theft and for the murder of a Scotland Yard inspector.

 

THE MAN OUTSIDE  (1933): A house in the countryside is the scene of a murder which appears to center around the whereabouts of a bag of stolen diamonds. During the search for the shiny glass, a lot of people will be unmasked who are not as they appear to be.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016211-two-film-dvd-five-scouts-1938-a-mother-should-be-loved-1934.jpgTWO FILM DVD: FIVE SCOUTS (1938) + A MOTHER SHOULD BE LOVED (1934)

 

FIVE SCOUTS  (Gonin no sekkohei)  (1938): Propagandistic film showing a five-man Japanese patrol in China piercing enemy territory and, eventually, returning to their lines one by one.

 

A MOTHER SHOULD BE LOVED  (Haha o kowazuya)  (1934): Story of the strained relationship between a mother and her two sons after the death of the family patriarch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016246-two-film-dvd-rumba-1935-man-of-conquest-1939.jpgTWO FILM DVD: RUMBA (1935) + MAN OF CONQUEST (1939)

 

RUMBA  (1935): A bored society girl makes it her mission to bag a dancer in a Broadway show. 

 

MAN OF CONQUEST  (1939): Hollywood's take on Sam Houston, the hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and the first president to the rebel republic which forcibly detached itself from Mexico.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016221-two-film-dvd-street-angels-1937-mulan-joins-the-army-1939.jpgTWO FILM DVD: STREET ANGELS (1937) + MULAN JOINS THE ARMY (1939)

 

STREET ANGELS  (Ma lu tian shi)  (1937): In old Shanghai, two sisters --- on a prostitute, the other a singer --- try escaping from two local bastards with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller.

 

MULAN JOINS THE ARMY  (Haha o kowazuya)  (1934): Filmed in China's third year of war with Japan, this film was made to raise morale among Shanghai's populace. The move is about a young woman who takes her father's place in the Army and, over several years, rises through the ranks to fight of invaders near the Great Wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0017/0017518-suchkind-312-1955.jpgSUCHKIND 312 (1955)

 

Story of a widow who loses her little girl during the flight from the Eastern zone after the war. She later remarries without telling her second husband of the past. A picture of her child in a newspaper plunges her into mental conflict.

Einige Jahre nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entdeckt Ursula in einer Illustrierten ein Foto ihrer verschollenen Tochter: allerdings ist diese ein uneheliches Kind, und ihr Mann wei nichts von ihr. Es stellt sich daher die Frage, ob sie ihr gewohntes Leben aufs Spiel setzt und ihre Tochter zu sich nimmt.

 

 

  

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016275-two-film-dvd-the-love-trap-1929-the-pleasure-garden-1925.jpgTWO FILM DVD: THE LOVE TRAP (1929) + THE PLEASURE GARDEN (1925)

 

THE LOVE TRAP  (1929): A chorus girl loses her job, and thus can't pay the rent on her aparment. She ends up being rescued from the street by a dashing rich man. But his family isn't over-accepting of chorus girls joining their family.

 

THE PLEASURE GARDEN  (1925): Patsy is a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden music hall. She meets Jill, who is down on her luck, and gets her a job as a dancer. Jill meets adventurer Hugh and they get engaged; but when Hugh travels out of the country, she begins to play around.

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016301-die-blaue-hand-the-bloody-dead-1967-with-or-without-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgDIE BLAUE HAND (1967) * with or without switchable English subtitles *

 

Dave Emerson is on trial for murder. But thanks to the testimony of the psychiatrist, Dr. Mangrove, he's able to escape jail and instead ends up in a loony bin. He's labelled as mentally incompetent, but is soon competent enough to escape the doc's institution. Emerson's chased by a guard, but the pursuer is murdered by a hooded man with an iron, blue hand. Inspector Craig and Sir John of Scotland Yard are sent to make sense of this crazy scenario. While attempting to do so, they run into the crazy man's twin brother, who seems to have something to hide. Soon thereafter, the figure with the blue hand kills another person.

 

Dave Emerson steht wegen Mordes vor Gericht. Dank eines psychiatrischen Gutachtens des Nervenarztes Dr. Mangrove entgeht Dave dem Gef ngnis. Er wird als unzurechnungsf hig in Mangroves Klinik eingewiesen, von wo ihm jedoch schon bald die Flucht gelingt. Nachdem ein W rter, der ihn verfolgte, von einem Kapuzenmann mit einer eisernen, blauen Hand ermordet wird, treten Inspektor Craig und Sir John von Scotland Yard auf den Plan. Bei ihren Nachforschungen lernen sie Daves mysteri sen Zwillingsbruder Richard kennen, der etwas zu verbergen scheint. Wenig sp ter ver bt die "blaue Hand" einen weiteren Mord.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016302-der-gorilla-von-soho-the-gorilla-of-soho-1968-with-or-without-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgDER GORILLA VON SOHO (1968) * with or without switchable English subtitles *

 

Inspector Perkins is confronted with a mysterious case: A murdered millionaire has been fished out of the Thames River. On the drowned man's person is a doll, on which the words, Crime - Murder - the Monster and the Gorilla are inscribed. Now the inspector must risk his neck to find out who the head of this criminal organization is. And who, by the way, is the man behind the mask of the murdering gorilla?

 

Inspektor Perkins hat einen mysteri sen Fall zu l sen: In der Themse entdeckt man einen ermordeten Million r. Bei dem Toten findet man eine Puppe, auf der in einer afrikanischen Sprache steht: Verbrechen - Mord - das Ungeheuer und der "Gorilla". Inspektor Perkins riskiert Kopf und Kragen, um das Haupt einer Verbrecherorganisation zu entlarven. Wer steckt hinter der Maske des unheimlichen Gorillas?

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016276-two-film-dvd-lets-fall-in-love-1933-the-cameraman-1928.jpgTWO FILM DVD: LET S FALL IN LOVE (1933) + THE CAMERAMAN (1928)

 

LET'S FALL IN LOVE  (1933): A Hollywood director's in a jam: his latest Swedish discovery has flown the coop and he need a replacement to fill in. He finds the perfect candidate, but she's no Swede. No problem: there's always a way around the impossible.

THE CAMERAMAN  (1928): A klutz falls for a woman working at MGM. But how to get close to her? I know: let's become a motion-picture cameraman! NOT!

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016267-were-on-the-jury-1937.jpgWE RE ON THE JURY (1937)

 

A gabby socialite busybody and a bumbling real estate developer are seated as jurors in a murder trial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016298-heute-heiratet-mein-mann-1956-with-subtitles-see-description-.jpgHEUTE HEIRATET MEIN MANN (1956) * with subtitles *

 

Bigmouth dentist Dr. Agartz is drilling a tooth and decides to entertain his patient Thesi Petersen with the latest gossip making the rounds: the famous Hamburg architect Robert Petersen will soon be marrying again. The new bride is named Karin Nielsen and comes from "the best kind of family". The pain this news causes is worse than any tooth pain, you see, for Robert is the patient's former husband. It was her wish that they go their separate ways, but the sting of this news has dug deeper than expected. And it just so happens that the very next day, Thesi runs into her ex-husband with his fiancee at a family gathering at a restaurant.

 

Der redselige Zahnarzt Dr. Agartz l sst den Bohrer surren und versucht dabei seine Patientin Thesi Petersen mit dem neuesten Gesellschaftsklatsch zu unterhalten: Der ber hmte Hamburger Architekt Robert Petersen wird demn chst wieder heiraten. Karin Nielsen hei t die Neue, sie stammt "aus bester Familie". Der Schmerz, den diese Neuigkeit verursacht, ist heftiger als Zahnweh, denn Robert ist Thesis Ex-Mann. Zwar erfolgte die Trennung auf ihren Wunsch, doch irgendwie sitzt der Stachel tiefer, als sie dachte. Der Zufall will es, dass Thesi noch am selben Tag ihrem fr heren Mann begegnet, der mit seiner Verlobten samt Familienanhang im selben Restaurant speist. 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016299-le-casse-the-burglars-1971-with-subtitles-see-description-.jpgLE CASSE (The Burglars) (1971) * with subtitles *

 

A so-called sales representative named Azad carries out a burglary --- with the help of his friends Ralph, Renzi and H l ne --- at the home of wealthy Mr. Tasco, in Athens. They neutralize the villa's guard and then, thanks to their ultra-sophisticated electronic equipment and valuable information obtained by H l ne, who previously had been employed as a decorator, manage to open the safe and steal a sumptuous collection of emeralds. Abel Zacharia, a police officer who happens to pass in front of the villa spots the thugs' car parked nearby and is then alerted by a noise. Azad leaves the villa and fakes a car breakdown. The police officer hardly believes this version of the facts, but lets the burglar go. In fact, partly disgusted by the contemptuous attitude of the Tasco couple towards him and towards money, Zacharia will want to recover the emerald collection for his own account. What follows is a fantastic game of cat and mouse between the burglar and the policeman.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016306-der-mann-mit-dem-glasauge-the-man-with-the-glass-eye-1969-with-or-without-switchable-english-subtitl.jpgDER MANN MIT DEM GLASAUGE (1969) * with or without switchable English subtitles *

 

London's newest sensation are the Las Vegas Girls, who are appearing at the Odeon Theater. Leila, one of the dancers, becomes a witness to the murder of her lover. In his jacket, a glass eye was found. Inspector Perkins, Sergeant Pepper, and Sir Arthur of Scotland Yard get right to work on the case. Soon, there are more murders at the Odeon. The cops try and protect the dancers. One of them, Yvonne, loves young Lord Bruce, whose mother, bitchy Lady Sharringham, doesn't take kindly to his son's liasions with the girl ... and mommy's got a horrible secret of her own!

Londons neue Sensation sind die Las-Vegas-Girls, die im Odeon-Theater auftreten. Leila, eine der T nzerinnen, wird Zeugin, wie ihr Geliebter ermordet wird. In seiner Jacke wird ein Glasauge gefunden. Inspektor Perkins, Sergeant Pepper und Sir Arthur von Scotland Yard ermitteln. Bald geschehen mehr Morde rund um das Odeon. Die M nner vom Yard versuchen die T nzerinnen zu besch tzen. Yvonne liebt den jungen Lord Bruce. Doch dessen Mutter, die schr ge Lady Sharringham, ist mit einer Hochzeit nicht einverstanden und hat ein grausames Geheimnis.

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016313-die-tote-aus-der-themse-angels-of-terror-1971-with-or-without-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgDIE TOTE AUS DER THEMSE (1971) * with or without switchable English subtitles *

 

The ballet dancer Myrena Fergusson is murdered in a seedy hotel in London. She was a stoolie for Scotland Yard in the battle against international drug smuggling. Inspector Craig shows up at the scene of the murder, but the body's disappeared! Myrna's pretty sister Danny arrives from Australia. Myrna had asked her a short time before to pay her a visit. While flying over, she got to know strange Mr. Farnborough, who keeps running into her everywhere she goes in London. Then there's the smarmy photographer David Armstrong. He keeps running into the police at murder scenes and believes he has photographic proof that Myrna is still alive.

In einem sch bigen Londoner Hotel wird die T nzerin Myrna Fergusson ermordet, die Mitglied eines internationalen Rauschgiftrings war und als Spitzel f r Scotland Yard arbeitete. Aber als Inspektor Craig zum Tatort kommt, ist die Leiche verschwunden. Daf r trifft Myrnas h bsche Schwester Danny aus Australien ein, die von Myrna kurz vor ihrem vermeintlichen Tod gebeten wurde, nach London zu kommen. Auf dem Flug lernt sie den merkw rdigen Mister Farnborough kennen, dem sie immer wieder begegnet. Und der schmierige Fotograf David Armstrong, der immer schon vor der Polizei am Tatort ist, glaubt Hinweise zu haben, dass Myrna noch lebt. 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016316-das-geheimnis-der-grunen-stecknadel-what-have-you-done-to-solange-1972-with-or-without-switchable-en.jpgDAS GEHEIMNIS DER GRUNEN STECKNADEL (1972) * with or without switchable English subtitles *

 

A young girl's body is found in London's Hyde Park. And she's been killed rather brutally. The only clue is a green stick pin, which was found at the scene. Commissar Barth is rather quick to pin the deed on a teacher who had an affair with the murdered girl. Then there's another murder ... oops!

Im Hyde Park von London wird die Leiche eines M dchens gefunden - furchtbar verst mmelt. Einziger Hinweis scheint eine gr ne Stecknadel zu sein, die am Tatort sichergestellt wurde. Hier glaubt Kommissar Barth auch schnell einen m glichen T ter gefunden zu haben: Lehrer Henry hatte eine Aff re mit der Ermordeten. Dann allerdings geschiet ein weiterer Mord.

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016558-you-only-love-once-samo-jednom-se-ljubi-1981-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgYOU ONLY LOVE ONCE (1981)

 

Tomislav is a former partisan who continues his struggle after the War as a dedicated member of Tito's secret police. He meets and falls in love with a ballet dancer from a bourgeois family. His love affair with the class enemy and his slow adaptation to postwar realities will seal his fate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SONG OF THE SCARLET FLOWER (1919) * with switchable English subtitles *

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https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016559-song-of-the-scarlet-flower-1919-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpg

Olof is the restless son of a wealthy farmer. He meets Annikki and brings her to the evening dance, but abandons her for another girl, the maid Elli. Later that evening, the couple is surprised by Olof's mother. The next day, his father is angry about Olof being with a simple maid. After a violent quarrel Olof hits his father and therefore must leave his home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016562-dance-little-lady-1954-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgDANCE LITTLE LADY (1959) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

When a ballerina s career is ended after she s injured in a traffic accident, her husband decides to try and turn their young daughter into a ballet star.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016570-the-flying-dutchman-de-vliegende-hollander-1995-with-switchable-english-and-spanish-subtitles-.jpgTHE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1995) * with switchable English and Spanish subtitles *

 

The tale begins in mid-16th century Flanders when Spain ruled the area. A peasant revolt is in progress and a gang of rebels is seen lugging the giant head of a statue onto Nettelneck's farm. Just then, the Spanish arrive and only one rebel survives their attack. The rebel makes love to the farmer's wife and then leave. She later bears a son. A few years later, this boy, who is ostracized by the community, meets Campanelli, an Italian minstrel who claims to have witnessed the massacre and the boy's creation. He then fancifully spins a yarn about the curious lad's father, telling him that his father lives and helms a fabulous ship. He also tells the boy his father can fly. The boy grows up believing this and eventually takes his lover Lotte to begin searching for his mystical father.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016588-human-promise-ningen-no-yakusoku-1986-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgHUMAN PROMISE (1986) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

An old woman has been killed by her husband, who has dementia. Why he killed her and what led up to it is shown throughout the fim in events leading up to the event. A tragic sensitively done work about compassion, age-related illness, and societal views of how to deal with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016606-grass-a-nations-battle-for-life-1925.jpgGRASS: A NATION S BATTLE FOR LIFE (1925)

 

The film highlights the extreme hardships faced by nomadic peoples, as well as the bravery and ingenuity of the Bakhtiari on their migration in search of grass, which meant abundant seasonal pasture for their animals. Grass documents the caravan route from Angora (modern-day Ankara, Turkey) to the Bakhtiari lands in Persia (western Iran in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces and the eastern part of Khuzestan). The film then follows Haidar Khan as he leads 50,000 of his people and countless animals on a harrowing trek across the Karun River and over Zard Kuh, a subrange of the Zagros Mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016707-hunter-in-the-dark-1979-with-switchable-english-and-italian-subtitles-.jpgHUNTER IN THE DARK (1979) * with switchable English and Italian subtitles *

 

An aging Yakuza boss in the the late 18th century runs a thriving lantern and silk dying business. However, he is also a Hunter in the Dark, a shady underworld figure, who unravels a mystery about a rival clan. His wife tries to protect what he wants to throw away. His new bodyguard has a missing memory. The truth lies within the code of the Yakuza, where honor and sacrifice are rewarded with a warrior s death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016785-loss-of-sensation-1935-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgLOSS OF SENSATION (1935) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

Engineer Jim Ripple invents universal robots to help workers, being himself from a workers' family. He theorizes that cheap production will make all goods so cheap, that Capitalism will fall. The workers do not share his view and his family considers him a traitor. A key element of his invention is a high-capacity capacitor that powers the robots. The government becomes interested in the invention, because the robots can be used as a weapon as well. Ripple is given a top secret factory and funding so that he can produce robots. The robots are controlled either by radio or by sound, for which purpose Ripple uses a saxophone. On the day of a universal workers' strike, the administration of a factory where the Ripple's brother works, located in the same town where the robot producing plant is located, replaces workers with robots. A workers' delegation visits the factory to see that there are no strike breakers, and finds that actually it is the robots who work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016787-teticka-aunties-fantasies-1941-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgTETICKA (1941) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

A slightly creepy comedy about an old lady, a faithful servant and greedy relatives. The story takes place in an ancient castle, to which a greedy family descends, after the news of Aunt Berta's sudden death. They have no idea that their aunt is enjoying excellent health and just wanted to test how her family felt about her. Rů ena Naskov plays the lonely aging woman, waiting for the return of the only love of her life, on whose mature acting skills the entire comedy is based. 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016786-the-comedy-of-errors-1983-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgTHE COMEDY OF ERRORS (1983) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Unfortunately, Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse and will instantly put to death any Syracusean found within their borders, unless a ransom's paid. Meanwhile, the son, Antipholus, and his servant, Dromio (also an identical twin), keep running into strangers who seem to know them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016799-stolen-pleasure-tadare-1962-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgSTOLEN PLEASURE (1962) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

An attractive woman, Masuko, discovers her lover is currently married. And even though she had certain suspicions, the thought of possibly breaking up a marriage wears heavily upon her conscience. For his part, lover boy is not at all happy in his marriage and wants a divorce. The problem is that his wife is emotionally unstable and the thought of a divorce is more than she can handle. Matters become even more complicated when cheated-on wife allows her niece to move in with them and she becomes immediately attracted to cheating husband, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016800-the-annunciation-angyali-udvozlet-1984-with-switchable-english-subtitles-.jpgTHE ANNUNCIATION (1984) * with switchable English subtitles *

 

Performed entirely by children, The Annunciation is a rather brutal interpretation of sacred and secular history. When Adam and Eve, having succumbed to Lucifer's temptation, are cast out of the Garden of Eden, Adam holds Lucifer to his promise, reminding him that "You said, I would know everything!". So Lucifer grants Adam a dream of the world to come. In the dream, Adam becomes Djoser in Egypt; Miltiades in Athens; a wealthy Roman during the time of Jesus Christ; a knight called Tancred in Byzantium; Johannes Kepler in Prague; Danton in revolutionary Paris; and a nameless suitor in Victorian London. Guided by a deceptively sweet, but ultimately contemptuous Lucifer, Adam confronts an endless procession of the horror of the human story involving rape, betrayal, savagery, mindless cruelty and fanaticism.

 

 

 

 

 

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TWO FILM DVD: THE AVENGING CONSCIENCE (1914) + THE ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1921)

 

THE AVENGING CONSCIENCE (1914): Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man turns to thoughts of murder. Experiencing a series of visions, he sees murder as a normal course of events in life and kills his uncle. Tortured by his conscience, his future sanity is uncertain, as he is assailed by nightmarish visions of what he has done.

 

THE ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1921): When Jane is abducted by Arab slave traders, Tarzan comes to her rescue, only to see her kidnapped again by Queen La of Opar. To save Jane, Tarzan must battle both the queen's minions and William Clayton, who seeks Tarzan's family title.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0016/0016813-two-film-dvd-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-1923-the-crimes-of-stephen-hawke-1936.jpgTWO FILM DVD: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) + THE CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE (1936)

 

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923): In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.

 

THE CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE (1936): A crazed killer known as "The Spinebreaker" is terrorizing London with a series of grisly murders. The police seem powerless to stop him.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0012/0012775-mutterlied-1937.jpgMUTTERLIED (1937)

 

Mutterlied is a singer-film, in which the melodramatic life of an opera star on the stage mixes with the life of everyday people.  The singer Ettore Vanni married the young opera singer Fiamma without knowing that she s been carrying on with a colleague named Doret, who is also the real father of her son.  When Doret, who isn t able to give up on Fiamma even after she gets married, is found shot dead in her dressing room, naturally suspicion falls on Fiamma, who ends up getting arrested and thrown in jail. 

 

"Mutterlied" ist ein S ngerfilm, in welchem sich das melodramatische Opernleben auf der B hne und das b rgerliche Leben vermischen. Der S nger Ettore Vanni hat die junge Operns ngerin Fiamma geheiratet, ohne zu wissen, dass sie nebenbei eine Liaison mit dem Kollegen Doret unterhielt, der auch der eigentliche Vater seines Sohnes ist. Als Doret, der es auch nach der Hochzeit nicht lassen kann, Fiamma nachzustellen, in ihrer Garderobe erschossen aufgefunden wird, f llt der Verdacht auf Fiamma, woraufhin sie ins Gef ngnis kommt.

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0001/0001842-ein-idealer-gatte-1935.jpgEIN IDEALER GATTE (1935)

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The palace of Sir Robert Chiltern and his wife Lady Gertrud is located in the best London quarter.  Local Society has decided to throw a party on the occasion of Lady Gertrud's birthday.  Lord Gorin, a good friend, has come.  But the sensation of the evening belongs to the appearance of Gloria Cheveley, a beautiful, but rather mysterious woman.  Lady Gertrud and Goring have no good memories of the woman.  In fact, the Lord had been engaged to her for a short time.  He senses the danger this woman poses.  In fact, Gloria is intent on blackmailing Sir Chiltern.  She is holding a letter, which would be of great embarrassmen t to the man and demands that the Chamber of Commerce support a project, from which she can make a large profit.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0003/0003694-das-blaue-vom-himmel-1932.jpgDAS BLAUE VOM HIMMEL (1932)

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Happy-go-lucky Anni works as a ticket saleslady at the Wallensteinplatz subway station.  Hans, who is constantly late, works as a pilot for the postal authorities.  One day, Hans is in such a hurry, that he gets on the train and tells Anni, he'll pay her later.  Anni is outraged and has to pay the fare out of her own pocket.  Nevertheless, the two of them fall in love with one another; but because they have such different work schedules, they're only able to see one another for a few minutes in the morning and again for a few minutes in the evening.  When Hans finally loses his job because of his constant tardiness, Anni manages to get him a job flying an advertising plane for a cigarette company.  Hans gets jealous of Anni's connection to the firm's director and Anni thinks their relationship is pretty much over.  But Hans comes to his senses and writes "I love you" in the sky with his plane.

Die fr hliche Anni arbeitet als Kartenverk uferin auf dem U-Bahnhof Wallensteinplatz, Hans, der st ndig sp t dran ist, als Pilot f r die Post. Eines Tages hat es Hans so eilig, dass er Anni das Geld f r die Fahrkarte schuldig bleibt. Anni ist entr stet und muss das Geld aus eigener Tasche zahlen. Dennoch verlieben sich die beiden jungen Leute ineinander. Da sie so verschiedene Arbeitszeiten haben, k nnen sie sich immer nur ein paar Minuten morgens und abends sehen. Als Hans wegen seiner st ndigen Versp tungen seine Stellung verliert, verschafft Anni ihm durch den Generaldirektor einer Zigaretten-Firma eine Anstellung als Reklame-Flieger. Nun wird Hans eifers chtig, und Anni glaubt, es ist alles aus. Aber dann besinnt Hans sich und schreibt mit dem Flugzeug "Ich liebe dich" in den Himmel. 

 

 

 

HEIMWEH NACH DIR, MEIN GRUNES TAL (1960)

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Newly graduated veterinarian Gabriela is amazed after visiting the once blooming Sonnenhof of her grandfather (Wilhelm von Hubner) for the first time after a four year absence. The property is totally run down and the banks are threatening to collect on the mortgages her grandfather took out. Wilhelm, to put it briefly, is on the verge of ruin. The reason for all this is quickly revealed: since the new manager (Fred Schantl) has been working at Sonnenhof, things have been going downhill at a rapid pace. What's strange, though, is that granddaddy's been turning a blind eye to all of this. When Gabriela wants to talk to him about it, he has only one thing in mind: sending the little nosy thing away. But Gabriela's not one to take a hint too quickly. You see, she inherited half the property and has no interest in seeing it go to ground. Gabriela forces grandpa to divide up the property and employs the sawmill engineer Andreas Liebmann to manage her part of it. Soon, she falls in love with the emigre from Canada and after a short time, her part of Sonnenhof starts to blossom again. There's a big falling out between von Hubner and his administrator and when granddaddy von Hubner decides to fire his incompentent administration, Schantl threatens to bring a long-kept secret to light.

Die frisch promovierte Tier rztin Gabriela staunt nicht schlecht, als sie nach vier Jahren zum ersten Mal wieder den einst bl henden Sonnenhof ihres Gro vaters Wilhelm von H bner besucht. Der Besitz ist total heruntergewirtschaftet und die Banken drohen dem Gro vater, die Kredite nicht zu verl ngern. Der Gro vater steht kurz vor dem Ruin. Der Schuldige an dieser offensichtlichen Misere ist schnell ausgemacht: Seit der neue Verwalter Fred Schantl auf dem Sonnenhof t tig ist, geht es rasant bergab. Umso merkw rdiger ist es, dass der gestandene Bauer vor all dem die Augen verschlie t. Als Gabriela mit dem Gro vater reden will, m chte der seine Enkelin am liebsten wieder fortschicken. Doch so schnell l sst Gabriela sich nicht abwimmeln. Laut Testament hat Gabriela die H lfte des Guts geerbt und ihren Teil m chte sie auf keinen Fall verwahrlosen lassen. Gabriela erzwingt die Aufteilung des Besitzes und stellt den k rzlich aus Kanada zur ckgekehrten S gewerk-Ingenieur Andreas Liebmann als Verwalter ihrer Liegenschaften ein. Bald verliebt sie sich in Andreas. Schon nach kurzer Zeit bl ht der Gabriela zugefallene Teil des Sonnenhofs wieder auf und es kommt zu einer dramatischen Auseinandersetzung zwischen Wilhelm von H bner und seinem Verwalter Schantl. Von H bner will den unf higen Schantl entlassen, doch der droht damit, ein lange geh tetes Geheimnis ans Licht zu bringen.

 

 

 

https://www.rarefilmsandmore.com/Media/Thumbs/0000/0000867-liebeslegende-1938.jpgLIEBESLEGENDE (1938)

 

Prince Wilhelm von Preussen and Elisa Radziwill happen to meet in Freienwalde and spend an unforgettable day together.  At a chance meeting later on a Palace Radziwill in Berlin, Wilhelm listens entranced to Elisa s singing.  Local court society, however, are not so entranced, because the Radziwills are not considered the right kinda folks .  The king sends the prince on a trip to meet lots of other ladies, who, at least, are of noble birth.  But upon his return trip, he manages to get a look at the Silesian castle of the Radziwills and once again spends some happy hours with Elisa.  This causes the king to demand an immediate end to the relationship.

In Freienwalde begegnen sich Prinz Wilhelm von Preu en und Elisa Radziwill und verbringen einen unverge lichen Tag miteinander. Bei einer neuerlichen Begegnung im Palais Radziwill in Berlin lauscht Wilhelm v llig verz ckt Elisas Gesang. Die Hofgesellschaft aber wird unruhig, weil die Radziwills nicht als standesgem gelten. Der K nig schickt den Prinz auf Reisen, damit er m glichst viele ebenb rtige junge Damen kennenlerne. Nur auf der R ckreise darf er kurz auf dem schlesischen Schlo der Radziwills in Ruhberg vorbeischauen. Wieder verbringen die Liebenden gl ckliche Stunden, was den K nig veranla t, das sofortige Ende dieser Beziehung zu verlangen. 

  


 

 

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