A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (1984)
ジャンル : アニメーション, テレビ映画
上映時間 : 23分
演出 : G. Brian Reynolds, Russ Harris
シノプシス
A Merry Mirthworm Christmas is an animated television special, produced by Perennial Pictures. It premiered on the Showtime Cable Network in 1984. The film features a cast of Mirthworms which are described as cuddly little critters about two inches long, who live in the tiny town of Wormingham.
玩具工場を軍需産業化しようと企む新社長の叔父に対し、平和主義者の前社長が奮闘するファンタジー。おもちゃを使っての代理戦争のばかばかしさが見もの。主演は名優ロビン・ウィリアムズ。
1914年。第1次世界大戦が勃発し、ドイツの有名オペラ歌手だったニコラウスも一兵卒として戦地に出征する。その愛妻でやはりオペラ歌手であるアナは、自ら積極的に働き掛けてクリスマスイヴにコンサートを開き、戦場から呼び戻された夫とともに、皇太子の御前でアリアを熱唱することに。無事務めを終え、塹壕に戻ってきたニコラウスはそこでも兵士たちのために美しい歌声を披露するが、そこで奇跡のような事態が起こる。
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