Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 58分
演出 : Charles Burnett
シノプシス
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual execution of 55 rebels and the retribution lynching of more than 200 innocent slaves. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property examines how the story of Turner’s revolt has been interpreted throughout history and how it continues to raise new questions about the nature of terrorism and other forms of violent resistance to oppression. The film adopts an innovative structure by interspersing documentary footage and interviews with dramatizations of these different versions of Turner’s story. A unique collaboration between MacArthur Genius Award feature director Charles Burnett, acclaimed historian of slavery Kenneth S. Greenberg and Academy Award-nominated documentary producer Frank Christopher, Nat Turner is a compelling look at one of history’s most mysterious figures.
1841年、ニューヨーク州サラトガのソロモン・ノーサップは自由黒人のヴァイオリニストだった。彼は妻と子供2人と順風満帆な生活を送っていた。ある日、彼は二人組の男たちから金儲けができる周遊公演に参加しないかと誘いを受けた。ある晩、二人組の男たちにノーサップは薬漬けにされ、昏睡したまま奴隷商に売られることとなった。彼は自分は北部の自由黒人だと主張するが、材木商のウィリアム・フォードに購入される。
奴隷のスパルタカスは奴隷商人バタイアタスに買われ、剣闘士となり、剣闘士としての訓練を受けていた。ある日、ローマの偉大な将軍クラサスが訪れ、剣闘士の真剣勝負を要請した。スパルタカスを含め4人の奴隷が選ばれた。スパルタカスと黒人のドラバが戦い、スパルタカスを仕留める寸前にトラバはクラサスに向かって槍を投げつけたためその場で処刑される……。
三国時代の中国。漢の丞相の曹操（のちの魏の礎を築いた）は、北部を平定した後、南部も制圧するために兵を進める。その目的は、天下統一に邪魔な劉備・孫権の抹殺だけでなく、今は周瑜の妻となった天下一の美人小喬の奪取にもあった。荊州にいた劉備軍は南下して軍を立て直そうとするが、途中の当陽県長坂にて追いつかれ、敗走する。 夏口へ逃げた劉備は、部下の諸葛亮（孔明）の提案に従い、孔明を孫権（のちに呉を建国）のもとへ派遣する。孔明は孫権の総司令である周瑜と意気投合し、2つの勢力は共に曹操と戦う同盟を結ぶ。孫権は数万の軍勢を派遣し、劉備軍とともに長江の赤壁付近で曹操軍と相対し、両者互いに決戦のために水軍と陸軍を動かすのだった。
はるか昔、吸血鬼族であるヴァンパイアは狼男族であるライカンを奴隷としていた。その時代には、女処刑人セリーンとうり二つの女性戦士ソーニャの姿があった。彼女はヴァンパイア一族の長老の娘だったが、ライカンのルシアンと道ならぬ恋に落ちる。
19世紀半ば、売りに出されることになった奴隷の女性が、家族に二度と会えなくなると思い、脱走を決意。奴隷制が廃止されたペンシルバニア州を目指すが……。シンシア・エリヴォ主演で実話を映画化した感動作。
リドリー・スコット監督が放つスペクタクル活劇。古代ローマ帝国を舞台に、陰謀に陥れられた英雄騎士の死闘をダイナミックに描く。西暦180年、皇帝に絶大な信頼を置かれていた歴戦の勇者マキシマスは、次期皇帝の任を依頼される。しかしその晩、皇帝は息子によって暗殺。罠にはまったマキシマスは、処刑の危機に陥る。
２１世紀末、地球人は宇宙への進出を果たす。やがて激しい星間戦争が勃発し、地球人はドラコ星人と一進一退の攻防戦を繰り広げていた。ある日、ドラコ星人の戦闘機を深追いした地球人パイロットのダビッジは、相手を撃墜しながらも未知の惑星に不時着してしまう。その不時着した惑星の環境は想像を絶する厳しさだった。やがて彼は、同じく不時着したドラコ星人のジェリーと遭遇。敵同士として対立する２人だったが、生き延びるためには協力していくしかない。こうして力を合わせてサバイバル生活を共にするうち、２人の間には友情が芽生えていく。
4世紀、ローマ帝国末期のエジプト、アレクサンドリア。宗教をめぐる市民の対立から街が荒廃する中、類まれなる美貌と明晰な頭脳を持った女性天文学者ヒュパティア（レイチェル・ワイズ）は、分け隔てなく弟子たちを受け入れ、講義を行なっていた。彼女は訴える。「世の中で何が起きようと、私たちは兄弟です。」生徒でもあり、後にアレクサンドリアの長官となるオレステス（オスカー・アイザック）、そして奴隷ダオス（マックス・ミンゲラ）は密かに彼女に想いを寄せていた。やがて、科学を否定するキリスト教徒たちと、それを拒絶する学者たちの間で、激しい対立が勃発。戦いの最中、キリスト教指導者は知る。この都市の有力者たちに多大な影響を与えているのは、ヒュパティアだということに。そして攻撃の矛先は、彼女に向けられたのだった―。
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麦の刈入れが終わる頃。とある農村では野武士たちの襲来を前に恐怖におののいていた。百姓だけで闘っても勝ち目はないが、麦を盗られれば飢え死にしてしまう。百姓たちは野盗から村を守るため侍を雇うことを決断する。やがて、百姓たちは食べるのもままならない浪人たち7人を見つけ出し、彼らとともに野武士に対抗すべく立ち上がる……。
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