A RARE NOIR IS GOOD TO FIND 3
NEW (AND OLD) VOYAGES IN INTERNATIONAL NOIR
AUGUST 13 • 19 • 20 / ROXIE THEATRE
PRESENTED BY MID-CENTURY PRODUCTIONS
13 INSANELY RARE INTERNATIONAL NOIRS AT THE ROXIE
He's at it again. Eternal renegade of rep programming Don Malcolm (FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT, MIDCENTURY MADNESS) brings 13 insanely rare international noirs to the Roxie—including nine never before screened in America!
A RARE NOIR IS GOOD TO FIND had two previous incarnations, in 2015 and 2017, where 27 rare noirs from 16 countries were screened—from which a number of titles (PALE FLOWER, SALON MEXICO, BLAC K HAIR, THE HOUSEMAID) found their way into the acclaimed NOIR CITY international series held just ahead of COVID.
TICKETS + ADDITIONAL INFO NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ROXIE WEBSITE. Note that seating is limited, so advance ticket purchase is recommended.
"The time is ripe for more of these astonishing films to surface," Don says, "as we continue to discover that the late Spencer Selby was right: there was—and is—a worldwide film noir tradition that needs to be traced in its entirety so that we will know its true extent and be able to properly assess its influence in film history."
San Francisco's
Roxie Theatre is located at 3117 16th St. between Valencia & Guerrero, one block from the 16th & Mission Bart station.
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"In his various film noir series, Don Malcolm has combined an impresario's sense of showmanship with a scholar's ability to unearth and discover previously unknown classics. Best known for his French noir festivals, Malcolm has recently turned his attention to noir gems from other countries."
—Mick LaSalle, SF Chronicle
DON MALCOLM ON SUBSTACK
Rare Noir 3 2nd weekend highlights...
Is there "la différence" between criminals & cops?
FATAL FEMMES and la différence....
Rare Noir 3's opening "rumbera"...
A Tale of Two Coras... Franco-American Noir's First Double: Friday, August 11
SUNDAY MATINÉE - AUG 13
12:00 PM THE ADVENTURESS / AVENTURERA
Elena (Ninon Sevilla) has her life placed in peril when she becomes a popular dancer in a Mexico City nightclub that is a front for a brothel. (Mexico, 1950, dir. Alberto Gout, 101m)
2:00 PM DEATH WHISTLES THE BLUES / LA MUERTE SILBA UN BLUES
Vogel, a slimy drug trafficker, betrays two of his accomplices, Castro and Smith. Castro dies in a shootout with the police; Smith is imprisoned. Fifteen years later, Smith returns, seeking revenge. (Spain, 1964, dir. Jess Franco, 85m)
SUNDAY EVENING - AUG 13
4:45 PM EYES LEAVE TRACES / LOS OJOS DEJAN HUELLAS
A perfume salesman channels his inner sociopath and engineers a murder that looks like a suicide. Will the detective investigating the case penetrate the web of lies, deceit and betrayal in order to solve the case? (Spain-Italy, 1952, dir. José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, 100m)
6:45 PM PASSPORT FOR A CORPSE / LASCIAPASSARE PER IL MORTO
The loot from a robbery falls into the hands of an accomplice, whose attempt to escape with it turns macabre when he must conceal himself inside a coffin... (Italy, 1962, Mario Gariazzom, 90m)
SATURDAY MATINÉE - AUG 19
12:00 PM ADVENTURES IN VIENNA / ABENTUEUR IN WIEN
A cab driver becomes an unwitting dupe in a murder scheme that plays out over a twelve-hour period on New Year's Eve. (W. Germany, 1960, dir. Rudolf Jugert, 89m)
1:45 PM SATAN TEMPTS WITH LOVE / DER SATAN LOCKT MIT LIEBE
A German remake of French noir classic Voyage sans espoir, where a nightclub singer is torn between her escaped criminal boyfriend and a bumbling, naive bank clerk who has embezzled a sizable sum—a pile of cash hat the escaped criminal is desperate to acquire. (W. Germany, 1960, dir. Rudolf Jugert, 89m)
SATURDAY EVENING - AUG 19
4:30 PM LOLA
A man convicted of a crime he didn't commit is released, but when he returns to his hometown he finds that his gang has circled the wagons on him, while his girlfriend is held hostage by a manipulative cabaret owner. (1964, Greece, dir. Dinos Dimopoulos, 104m)
6:30 PM THE FEAR / O FOVOS
A wayward Greek youth accidentally kills a young girl he attempted to seduce; there are further consequences… (Greece, 1966, dir. Kostas Manoussakis, 102m)
SUNDAY MATINÉE - AUG 20
12:00 PM THE CHASERS / JAKTEN
Two men attracted to the same woman take a hunting trip with her: matters get quickly out of hand… (Norway, 1959, dir. Erik Lochen, 94m)
1:50 PM FIRE IN THE NIGHT / DET BRENNER I NATT!
A reporter on a Norwegian newspaper creates news stories in a most unusual way: he commits arson. (Norway, 1955, dir. Arne Skouen, 96m)
3:45 PM THE BEAST SHALL DIE / YAJU SHISUBESHI
After his father commits suicide over his mother's scandalous affair, a post-graduate literature student undergoes a disturbing transformation. (Japan, 1959, dir. Eizo Sugawa, 96m)
SUNDAY EVENING - AUG 20
6:30 PM CASH CALLS HELL / GOHIKI NO SHINSHI
After serving his time in prison, a man reluctantly agrees to assassinate three members of a criminal gang—but macabre complications quickly come into play. (Japan, 1966, dir. Hideo Gosha, 92m)
8:15 PM ASSAULT ON THE PAY TRAIN / ASSALTO AO TREM PAGADOR
A daring holdup by Rio de Janiero slum dwellers starts to unravel despite the best efforts of its criminal mastermind. (Brazil, 1962, dir. Roberto Farias, 102m)
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