Abraham's Valley (1993)
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 3時間 23分
演出 : Manoel de Oliveira
脚本 : Manoel de Oliveira
シノプシス
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, a father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the Valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a lover.
人間の血が好物の吸血植物をめぐる大騒動をミュージカル風のコメディに仕上げた。もとはロジャー・コーマンの監督作だが、これは86年のリメイク作。出演はリック・モラニス、エレン・グリーンら。
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.
大学を出たばかりのバリーは蜂蜜をつくる仕事についたが不満を持っていた。ミツバチの世界では1度決めた仕事は一生変わることができない。ある日バリーは決まりを破って巣の外に出る。殺されそうなところをヴァネッサに助けられ交友を築くが、彼女とともに行ったスーパーマーケットで棚に大量のミツバチが並んでいるのを見つける。蜂蜜が人間に横取りされていると知ったバリーは訴えを起こして蜂蜜をミツバチのもとに取り戻す。しかしミツバチが働かなくなったことで世界中の花が枯れてしまう。困ったバリーとヴァネッサはパサデナで開かれるフラワー・フェスティバルに出品される最後の花を受粉しに向かう。
セラピストをしているドクター、クレア・サマーズは、ある日飛行機事故で生存した5人を受け持つことになった。
グループカウンセリングの度に、窓の外にある人物の影が…そして、メンバーが一人ずつ消えていく…。
クレアは徐々に、航空会社が過失を組織ぐるみで隠すために、生存者を口封じのため狙っているものと疑い出し、解明のため奔走する。
その中、生存者の一人エリックは、唯一自宅での個人カウンセリングを希望。
事故のショックからか、躁状態とも言える彼の突拍子もない行動に、振り回されっぱなしのクレア。しかし、自分の心の痛みにそっと寄り添ってくれている彼に、戸惑いながらも次第に惹かれていく。
そして、最後に意外な真相が明かされることに…。
東京でひとり暮らしをしている27歳のOL・タエ子。農業に興味を持っている彼女は、休暇を利用し、義兄で農家を営む山形へと向かう。寝台列車で揺れる中、彼女の前にはいつしか小学5年生の自分が現れはじめるが・・・。
十数人のアンジェレノが、早朝から深夜までバレンタインデーをナビゲートします。3組のカップルが一緒に目覚めますが、それぞれの関係はうまくいかないでしょう。小学生の男の子は初恋の人に花束を渡したいと思っています。2人の高校3年生は、正午に初めてのセックスを計画します。テレビのスポーツレポーターは、LAでロマンスを見つけるという任務を受ける。クォーターバックのスター選手は、自分の将来について考えている。見知らぬ二人が飛行機の中で出会う。長年連れ添ってきた祖父母が危機に直面する。I Hate Valentine's Day "ディナーは、孤独な人や嘘をついている人を誘う。
無邪気で不器用な少女メアリは、森で7年に1度しか咲かない不思議な花“夜間飛行”を見つける。この花は、魔女の国から盗み出された禁断の花だった。一夜限りの不思議な力を得たメアリは、魔法大学“エンドア”への入学を許されるが、あるうそをついたことから大事件に発展してしまう。
日系の英国作家K・イシグロのブッカー賞受賞作を基に、侯爵に忠実な執事として徹底的にストイックに生きた一人の男の悲哀を描いた物語。恋を知らぬ彼は安っぽい恋愛小説に慰めを得、それを女中頭に見つかり頬を赤らめる。互いに愛情を感じながらもその感情を抑えこんでしまう彼に、彼女は待ちきれず、彼の友人と結婚し町を去る。戦後、侯爵がこの世を去り、ようやく自由を感じた彼は女中頭を訪ねるのだが……。
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