Carmel (2009)

19世紀イギリス。小説家を夢見るメアリーは“異端の天才”と噂される、妻子ある詩人パーシー・シェリーと出会う。互いの才能に強く惹かれあった二人は、情熱に身を任せ、駆け落ちする。愛と放蕩の日々は束の間、メアリーに襲い掛かる数々の悲劇。失意のメアリーはある日、パーシーと共に滞在していた、悪名高い詩人・バイロン卿の別荘で「皆で一つずつ怪奇談を書いて披露しよう」と持ちかけられる。深い哀しみと喪失に打ちひしがれる彼女の中で、何かが生まれようとしていた──。

処女作1作を残して文壇を去った幻の作家と、秘めた文学の才能を持つ少年との出会い……。感動を呼んだショーン・コネリー主演作。監督は『グッド・ウィル・ハンティング 旅立ち』のガス・ヴァン・サント。

1959年、バーモントにある全寮制の名門進学校にやって来た新任の英語教師。破天荒な授業を通して、詩の美しさや人生の素晴らしさを説く教師に惹かれていった生徒たちは、彼がかつて学生だった頃に作っていた“死せる詩人の会”という同好会を自分たちの手で復活させる。ドラマの背景となる、初秋から冬にかけてのニューイングランド地方の風景も美しい。

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.

『危険な情事』『ナインハーフ』のエイドリアン・ライン監督によるエロティック・サスペンス。幸せな生活を送っていた平凡な妻が、ふとした出会いから、若く魅力的な男性との情事に溺れてしまう。それを知った夫は……。

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

From his village in northern Senegal, Yao is a 13-year-old boy ready to do anything to meet his hero: Seydou Tall, a famous French actor. Invited to Dakar to promote his new book, the latter goes to his country of origin for the first time. To fulfill his dream, the young Yao organizes his fugue and brave 387 kilometers alone to the capital. Touched by this child, the actor decides to flee his obligations and to accompany him home. But on the dusty and uncertain roads of Senegal, Seydou understands that while rolling towards the village of the child, it also rolls towards its roots.

19世紀のフランス占領下のドイツで、兄ウィルと弟ジェイコブのグリム兄弟は、自作自演で怪物退治をして賞金を稼ぎながら、古い物語を収集する旅を続けていた。将軍にそのイカサマを知られてしまった彼らは、少女連続失踪事件の調査を命じられる。＜グリム童話の誕生秘話を、斬新な発想のもとに映像化した大人のファンタジー作品。監督をテリー・ギリアムが務め、グリム兄弟にはマット・デイモンとヒース・レジャーが扮する。“あかずきんちゃん”“ヘンゼルとグレーテル”などおなじみのキャラクターたちが登場するなど斬新なアイデアが満載。＞

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

デミ・ムーア製作・主演で新たなヒロイン像を描いた、リドリー・スコット監督作。女性上院議員の政治的策謀から、海軍特殊部隊の特訓に挑む女性将校の姿を描く。デミ・ムーアが髪を短く刈り上げ、鍛え上げた肉体でこなしたリアルな特訓シーンは圧巻。海軍情報部に勤務する女性将校オニール大佐は、男性と平等な実戦訓練を強く望んでいた。そんな彼女に千載一遇のチャンスが訪れる。それは屈強な男たちでさえ60％以上が脱落する過酷な特訓プログラムに参加することだった...。

ニック・カサヴェテス監督が実母と共同監督した純愛映画。アルツハイマー症に侵されたひとりの女性が、彼女を愛する男によって奇跡的に病を克服する物語。世代に関係なく感動できるストーリーだ。

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

イギリスの女性小説家バージニア・ウルフの「ダロウェイ夫人」をモチーフに、3つの時代、3つの場所で暮らす女性たちの1日を繊細に描いた人間ドラマ。1923年、ロンドン郊外。作家ヴァージニア・ウルフは病気療養のためこの地に移り住み、『ダロウェイ夫人』を執筆していた。午後にはティー・パーティが控えている…。1951年、ロサンジェルス。『ダロウェイ夫人』を愛読する妊娠中の主婦ローラ・ブラウンは、夫の望む理想の妻を演じることに疲れながらも、夫の誕生パーティを開くためケーキを作り始める…。2001年、ニューヨーク。『ダロウェイ夫人』と同じ名前の編集者クラリッサ・ヴォーンは、親しい友人でエイズ患者の作家リチャードが栄えある賞を受賞したことを祝うパーティの準備に取りかかっていた…。

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

メキシコ国境付近の町で弁護士をしている通称カウンセラーは、恋人ローラとの結婚も決まり人生の絶頂期にあった。彼は実業家のライナーと手を組み、裏社会のブローカー、ウェストリーも交えて新ビジネスに着手する。その仕事は巨額の利益を生むはずが……。

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.

原作者C・ブラウンの実話を映画化した作品。生まれながらの重度の脳性小児麻痺により、左足が少し動かせるだけで、後は植物人間同様の生活を余儀なくされている不遇の主人公が、その絶え間ざる努力の末、やがて言語能力を取り戻し、わずかに動く左足を使い絵を描けるようになるまで成長していく姿を描く。

エリザベス1世の統治する16世紀末のロンドン。女王の側近であるセシル卿は、大衆を扇動するとして当時隆盛を誇った演劇に対する弾圧を強めていた。一方、女王の後継問題でセシル卿と対立するオックスフォード伯は、まさにその演劇の力で政敵を失脚させようと考えていた。文才に長けた伯爵は、セシル卿に投獄された気鋭の劇作家ベン・ジョンソンを解放し、自らが記した戯曲をベンの名で上演するよう命じるのだが……。

のどかな日曜日の朝。東京郊外にあるマンションの一室に、一仕事終えた殺し屋が帰ってくる。ところで、その隣の102号室の広介と小夜子の若夫婦には、最近めっきり会話が減っていた。テレビの子供向け番組リキッドマンの脚本家である広介は番組の打ち切りの知らせに呆然とし、小夜子も亭主と大家の関係を怪しんでいる。そんなふたりが、コミュニケーションを取ろうとキャッチボールをしに表へ出た。ところが、どこもかしこもキャッチボール禁止。漸く見つけた駐車場で始めるが、誤ってボールをポルシェにぶつけてしまう。小夜子は、202号室の落合家のハーフの娘・明日香を塾まで送り迎えするというバイトをしている。明日香は、いつも塾のライバルに勝つことを生き甲斐にしている変わった小学生。日曜だというのに、朝から机に向かって勉強に余念がない。変わっていると言えば、301号室に住む板橋育代も変わっていた。彼女は、ストーカー・プレイを楽しむ客相手の新手の風俗嬢で、今日も常連の上野を相手にストーカーに怯えるOLを演じていた。そんな彼女と同じフロアの303号室には、老婦人・大久保絹代が独り暮らしをしている。毎日、決まって正午になると奇声を発する絹代。その訳を問う大家の根津亜矢子に向かって「ある日突然声が聞こえなくなったら、誰か自分が死んだことに気づいてくれるから。なーんちゃって」と説明するのであった。一方、大家の亜矢子もまた、近所のアパートに秘密の隠れ家を持ち、そこで自画像を描いている変わった女性だ。昼下がり、ホラー映画が好きな彼女は、ビデオ屋で顔を合わせた広介を部屋に誘って絵を披露した。やがて、一日が暮れていく。明日香の送り迎えのバイトを終えた小夜子は、無一文で飲んでいる広介を居酒屋から連れ帰る途中、ポルシェの持ち主に追いかけられ、怪我をして病院に運ばれてしまう。同じ頃、マンションの屋上では絹代が騒ぎを起こしていた。もうすぐ故郷の星から迎えが来ると言って、空を見上げる絹代。やがて、彼女は忽然と野次馬の前から姿を消すのだった。一夜明けて月曜日の朝、何事もなかったようにまた一週間が始まった。広介夫婦には会話が甦り、明日香は学校へ向かう途中のゴミ捨て場に殺し屋の死体を見つける。

Documentary about a region in Northeast Brazil, situated in an area subject to severe drought, and the evolution of its economic activities.

The story of Toña and Paquita, the housekeepers for the aristocratic González-Dubois family. These domestic employees have been mistreated for quite some time and they are tired of their situation. So when the family plans a shopping trip to Miami, the maids have a plan of their own; to take control of the mansion. Unexpectedly, they will also discover a family secret.

Ferding, Santos and Willy only drink in despair. One day, a Canadian woman’s visit changes everything.

Trapped inside an apartment in Sao Paulo, an actor and a director of videos explore mutual love. Adapted from Benjamin Schianberg character, in this book Marcal Aquino, "I receive the worst news of your beautiful lips."

Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into Latin. Set both in the desert and in the posh confines of the Vatican, Jerome (Everaldo Pontes) agonizes over which Latin word would best fit its Hebrew counterpart. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

A young man in Uruguay has trouble expressing himself verbally. As the lead singer in a band, he interacts with the world through his music.

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.

'Bruce' goes to head with bandits who are terrorising and murdering villagers.

Joy is a fable about courage and youth. It tells the story of Luiza, 16 year old girl, who can not stand to hear about the end of the world… On a Christmas night, his cousin John is mysteriously shot in a street in the Lowlands and disappears into the night. Weeks later, while Luiza spends days alone in the apartment where he lives with his mother in Rio de Janeiro, a mysterious visitor comes knocking on your door: John, as a ghost, asking to hide there.

Ustanička ulica is a Serbian political thriller. Dušan Ilić (Gordan Kičić), employed at the Serbian state prosecutor's office, gets a top secret case to investigate a war crime committed by a disbanded paramilitary unit. He manages to find Mićun (Uliks Fehmiu) who's the only surviving witness.

Film material is subjected to biochemical processes by burying it in the garden, storing it in a pond, or overheating it. The results of these natural processes of decay or aging are then copied back onto film and thus conserved in the state of their dissolution. - Lightcone

This is the story of Rosario and Matteo, two man from Southern Italy. Rosario is helped by Luigi to settle in the north. Luigi wants to give Rosario a chance to redeem himself and offer him, at the same time, an opportunity to confront his beliefs with the ones of his son Matteo. Rosario lives in a "commune" and Matteo in a beautiful, comfortable house. They're both introverted and shy and find a common ground: they meet, go out together, become friends and show each other a completely different way of living their lives as teenagers.

A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.

An "extra" shown in two parts at the movie theater, before and after a feature: part one gives the clues to six words in a crossword puzzle, part two gives the answers. In addition to the visual clues, which are clips of a party, an Asian country, a European city, table games, winter, and bullfighting, there are montages of street scenes and spinning objects. A simple cartoon character, Mr. Rebus, walks the audience through the clues, and title cards encourage the participation of the theatergoers.

Former political activist receives compensation from the Brazilian government for the disappearance of her husband, victim of the repression triggered by the Brazilian military dictatorship. With the money, she can buy her an apartment and free herself from this dreadful condition she lived for decades. At the moment of moving to the new home, however, a visit arises that forces her to review her entire life.

The film Soleil Ô, shot over four years with a very low budget, tells the story of a black immigrant who makes his way to Paris in search of “his Gaul ancestors”. This manifesto denounces a new form of slavery: The immigrants desperately seek work, a place to live, but find themselves face to face with indifference, rejection, humiliation…until the final call for uprising. “Soleil Ô” is the title of a West Indian song that tells of the pain of the black people from Dahomey (now Benin) who were taken to the Caribbean as slaves.

SOMETHING NECESSARY is an intimate moment in the lives of Anne and Joseph. A woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya after the 2007 elections claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her home on an isolated farm in the Kenyan countryside in ruins, she now has nothing but her resolve to rebuild her life left. A young man, troubled gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm seemingly in search of redemption. Both, Joseph and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on.

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.

A man endeavors to collect memories of his grandparents who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.