Players (1979)
ジャンル : ドラマ, ロマンス
上映時間 : 2時間 0分
演出 : Anthony Harvey
シノプシス
A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love.
テニス界最強のウィリアムズ姉妹を育てた、テニス未経験パパの常識破れの計画とその顛末を描く。ウィル・スミス主演、アーンジャニュー・エリス、サナイヤ・シドニーらの共演で贈る、感動の実録サクセス・ストーリー。
ウィンブルドン5連覇へのプレッシャーと向き合う“氷の男”ビヨン・ボルグと“悪童”としてバッシングを受けていたジョン・マッケンローの闘いを描く。1980年テニス界の歴史的決勝戦を完全再現したドラマ。
女子テニスプレーヤーのビリー・ジーン・キング(エマ・ストーン)は、女子選手の優勝賞金が男子選手の8分の1であることなど男性優位主義に不満を募らせていた。男女平等を求めるために仲間とテニス協会を脱退した彼女は、女子選手の地位向上を掲げた女子テニス協会を立ち上げる。そんなビリーに元男子チャンピオンのボビー・リッグス(スティーヴ・カレル)が男性優位主義代表として対決を申し込むが、それには妻に逃げられた彼にとっての人生逆転の意味合いもあった。
プロテニスの花形選手だったトニー・ウェンディスは、資産家である妻のマーゴとロンドンのアパートに住んでいる。トニーはテニスのツアーのために自宅を留守にしがちだったので、それが不満だったマーゴとの夫婦仲は冷え込んでいた。夫の留守中にアメリカ人の推理作家マーク・ハリディとの浮気に走ったマーゴは、トニーと別れてマークと一緒になる気持ちに傾いていた。妻の浮気に気づいたトニーは、妻と別れるよりも、妻を殺害して資産を手に入れようと考え、緻密な殺害計画を練り上げる。
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