Gangstresses (2000)
Gangstresses, a documentary by Harry Davis, tells the story of violence, poverty, and survival in the streets from a female perspective.
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 30分
演出 : Harry A. Davis
シノプシス
Gangstresses, a documentary by Harry Davis, tells the story of violence, poverty, and survival in the streets from a female perspective. Over a two-year period, Davis interviews female hustlers, drug dealers, rappers, porn stars, prostitutes, mothers, and daughters. Among them are Champagne, a well-known African American porn star who has a small child; Mama Mayhem, a street hustler; Uneek, a rapper from the Bronx; and Vanessa Del Rio, a famous porn actress. Musicians Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige, Ice T, and Tupac Shakur also share personal stories of survival. The documentary conducts follow-up research on the women's complicated lives, offering glimpses of both tragic reality and hopeful recovery.
カンザスのサーカス一座のしがない奇術師オズ。ある日彼は竜巻に巻き込まれ、不思議な魔法の国にたどり着く。そこでは邪悪な魔女の圧政に苦しむ領民たちが、いつか偉大な魔法使いのオズが現われると救世主の登場を待ち望んでいて、名前の偶然の一致から、到着したオズのことをすっかり当の救世主と思い込んでしまう。オズは美しい魔女の姉妹、エヴァノラとセオドラに言われるがまま、悪い魔女のグリンダを倒す旅に出かける。
A girl named O loves a rich, and much older man. She is subjected to a variety of humiliating experiences to prove her unconditional obedience to him in a chinese brothel. A poor boy sees her and falls in love with her. To get the money needed to sleep with her, he takes part in rebellious acts.
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. On Christmas night, like every night, she sells roses to make a living. But life brings her a new appointment with loneliness, poverty, drugs and death.
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Sex, politics and American culture are mixed into a combustible combination in Now & Later. Angela is an illegal Latina immigrant living in Los Angeles who stumbles across Bill, a disgraced banker on the run. She takes him in. Through passionate sex, soul-searching conversations ranging from politics to philosophy, and other worldly pleasures, Angela introduces Bill to another worldview. As their affair heats up, the course of Bill's life begins to take an abrupt and unexpected turn.
After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.
ニックが暮らす家の隣に建つ、ぜいを凝らした宮殿のような豪邸。ニックは、そこで毎晩のように盛大なパーティーを開く若き大富豪ジェイ・ギャツビーと言葉を交わす仲になる。どこからやって来たのか、いかにしてばく大な富を得たのか、なぜパーティーを開催し続けるのか、日を追うごとに彼への疑問を大きく膨らませていくニック。やがて、名家の出身ながらも身寄りがないこと、戦争でさまざまな勲章を受けたことなどを明かされるが、ニックはこの話に疑念を持つ。
ついに伝説の龍の戦士となったパンダのポー。カンフーを極めた5人のマスターたちとともに谷の平和を守る彼だったが、そんなある日、新たな敵、クジャクのシェン大老が現われる。シェン大老は恐るべき破壊力を持った大砲を開発し、世界征服を企てていた。シーフー老師の命を受け、シェン大老の野望を止めるべく立ち上がったポーたち。だが、ポーは戦いの中で、シェン大老が失われた両親との記憶に関わっていることを知る。
A young country girl comes to town and works in a brothel in order to help her fiance get the money to start his own business. "Paprika" is the name given to her by the madam.
Rachel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in Sao Paulo to become a call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha" which means little surfer girl.
In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.
サーカス団のメス象、ジャンボが授かった子象はダンボと名付けられるが、他の象よりも大きい耳を持っていたため、象仲間たちから仲間外れにされてしまう。そんなダンボの友達になったネズミのティモシーは彼をなぐさめようと、ダンボに空を飛んでみるよう勧める。空を飛べるようになったダンボは、たちまちサーカスの人気者になる。
1995年、デトロイト。中産階級の白人が多く住む郊外とは“8マイルロード”で分断され、貧困層が多数を占める都市中心部。ジミーはここで無職の母と幼い妹の3人でトレイラー・ハウスに暮らしていた。彼は昼間プレス工場で働き、夜はヒップホップ・クラブ“シェルター”で毎週行われるラップ・バトルでの優勝を目指し、プロで成功することを夢見ていた。だが、彼は才能がありながらその実力を発揮出来ないでいる。加えて母ステファニーとの確執に悩んでいたジミーはある日、モデルを夢見るウェイトレスのアレックスと出会い恋に落ちるのだが…。
1984年、イギリス北部の炭坑町。11歳のビリーは炭坑労働者のパパと兄トニー、おばあちゃんと暮らしていた。ある日、ビリーの通うボクシング教室のホールにバレエ教室が移ってきた。ふとしたことからレッスンに飛び入りしたビリーは、バレエに特別な開放感を覚えるのだった。教室の先生であるウィルキンソン夫人もビリーに特別な才能を見出した。それからというものビリーはバレエに夢中になるのだが……。バレエ・ダンサーを目指す少年の姿を描いたS・ダルドリー監督の長編第1作。
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
元々は軍事用ロボットだが、落雷によるショート・サーキット（回路不良）で感情を持ってしまったナンバー・ファイブ。以前は工場から逃げ出す騒動を起こしたが、今や人間たちにもなじんでジョニー5というニックネームで呼ばれる。NYでジョニー5のおもちゃを作って売っているベンはデパートで働くサンディの依頼を受け、おもちゃをひと月で1000体作ることに。そこに本物のジョニー5が現われ、おもちゃ作りを手伝うことに。
Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.
