The Merry Monahans (1944)
On top of the world or out on their ear...They're the merriest, maddest, lovin'est gang that ever hoofed and spoofed their way to the Big Time!
ジャンル : コメディ, ドラマ, 音楽
上映時間 : 1時間 31分
演出 : Charles Lamont
脚本 : Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano
シノプシス
The film concerns a family vaudeville troupe headed by patriarch Pete Monahan. Because of his love affair with the bottle, Pete manages to get himself and his family blacklisted from every major vaude house in the country. Though Pete's kids Jimmy and Patsy love their dad, they're forced to break away from the act and go off on their own to survive. Eventually, the whole gang is reunited in a shamelessly lachrymose musical finale.
夫と死別してひとりで慎ましく暮らす、角谷ミチ（倍賞千恵子）は78歳。ある日、高齢を理由にホテルの客室清掃の仕事を突然解雇される。住む場所をも失いそうになった彼女は＜プラン75＞の申請を検討し始める。一方、市役所の＜プラン７５＞の申請窓口で働くヒロム、死を選んだお年寄りに“その日”が来る直前までサポートするコールセンタースタッフの瑶子（河合優実）は、このシステムの存在に強い疑問を抱いていく。また、フィリピンから単身来日した介護職のマリア（ステファニー・アリアン）は幼い娘の手術費用を稼ぐため、より高給の＜プラン75＞関連施設に転職。利用者の遺品処理など、複雑な思いを抱えて作業に勤しむ日々を送る。 果たして、＜プラン75＞に翻弄される人々が最後に見出した答えとは―――。
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