The Host (2002)
ジャンル : コメディ, スリラー
上映時間 : 25分
演出 : Nicholas Tomnay
シノプシス
John has escaped from prison. Warwick is preparing for a dinner party. They are about to share a memorable evening: a bit of wine, some dancing, and captivating conversation. A perfect night in this disturbing black comedy.
ミラー彗星が地球に最接近する夜。エム(エミリー・バルドーニ)は恋人のケヴィン(モーリー・スターリング)とともに、友人主催のホームパーティーに訪れる。だが、男女8人で楽しく過ごそうとしていた矢先に突然の停電。暗闇の中でパニック状態に陥ったエムたちは、外の様子を確認に出るが、そこにいたのは、全く同じ家に住み、全く同じ姿をした自分たち。別世界の自分たちが、同じ空間に同時に存在するという驚愕の事実を目の当たりにした一行の運命は……?
During a lunar eclipse, seven friends gather for dinner and decide to play a game in which they must share with each other the content of every message, email or phone call they receive throughout the evening.
To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.
ある事故により、妻のイーデンと共に心に深い傷を追った揚げ句に離婚したウィル。それから2年後、消息が不明だったイーデンからディナーに招かれる。以前恋人のキーラと暮らしていた屋敷に向かったウィルは、明るさを取り戻した彼女の姿に安堵を覚える。しかし、集まった友人とイーデンのぎこちない会話や、彼女の恋人だというデヴィッドの怪しい行動に不安を抱き…。
Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave the room.
ジェイムズ・ジョイスの短編集『ダブリン市民』の「死者たち」を映画化した、巨匠ジョン・ヒューストンの遺作。クリスマスの夜、娘時代に体験した死にまつわる記憶を語る妻に、大学教授の夫が死者に思いを巡らせる。
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