Firaaq (2009)
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 41分
演出 : Nandita Das
脚本 : Nandita Das, Shuchi Kothari
シノプシス
Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
19世紀の半ば、スコットランドからニュージーランドへ写真結婚で嫁ぐエイダ。旅のお供は娘のフロラと一台のピアノ。エイダは6歳の時から口がきけず、ピアノが彼女の言葉だった。夫のスチュアートはそのピアノを重すぎると浜辺に置き去りにし、原住民に同化している男ベインズの土地と交換してしまう。ベインズはエイダに“ピアノ・レッスン”をしてくれればピアノを返すというが……。
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Nackt is the story of three couples, one of which just broke up, one that seems to be about to and one perfectly okay. They are all friends and from time to time they gather to talk about everything.One time they gather for dinner at the second couple's "mansion" - the husband became rich with his business. We see each couple as they prepare themselves for the party and learn a lot about their relationships.At the dinner they get to talking about recognizing each other's peer with closed eyes and decide to try it (thus the title "Nackt"=naked in German).
Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon, young Pünktchen lives in a great house. Her mother, who always travels through the world more for public relation reasons than for the social tasks she pretends to fulfill, is never available to her as a mother. Anton, son of a single and sick mother in financial trouble, does his best to help her out of it by working late. Pünktchen decides to help her only friend (as nobody else would anyway) and starts singing in public places. Trouble arises when Anton can't resist stealing a golden lighter and Pünktchen's secret life is discovered by her parents. Two troubled families finally can see the need for actions to be taken.
1938年4月、少女レギーナと母イエッテルはナチスの迫害を逃れるため、故郷のドイツを後にし、先にケニアに渡っていた父ヴァルターのいるロンガイの農場へとやってきた。ドイツでは弁護士をしていたヴァルターもここでは農場で働く一介の労働者。予想を超える過酷な生活に、お嬢様育ちのイエッテルは耐えられず弱音を吐いてばかり。一方ヴァルターは、欧州情勢の悪化に、残してきた父や妹の安否が不安でならない。そんな2人を尻目に、レギーナは料理人のオウアやケニアの子どもたちとすぐに仲良くなり、アフリカの大地でたくましく成長していく…。
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?
寄宿学校の夏休み。14歳の多感な少女アリスは両親の待つ田舎の実家に帰省した。パパとママとの久々の再会も、今のアリスにはどこか気まずく窮屈なものでしかなかった。鏡を見ればふっくらとした豊かな胸がそこにはあった。町へ出れば男たちは大人びた自分の体に好奇の目を向けてくる。心と体の変化に戸惑うアリス。そんなある日、アリスは父の製材所で働くジムと出会い、その逞しく魅惑的な青年に惹かれていく。ジムを物陰から見つめ、彼と恋人とのキスを盗み見ては言いようのないいらだちを覚える。アリスの感情は次第に抑えようのないものとなっていき……。
結婚式会場に向かう途中の男性が、偶然出会った女性に心を奪われてしまい……。そんな恋のハプニングを描いた、サンドラ・ブロック、ベン・アフレック主演作。果たして彼が生涯の伴侶に選ぶ女性は。
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
ギリシャの美しいリゾート地、カロカイリ島。小さなホテルを営む母親ドナのもとで育ったひとり娘ソフィに恋人スカイと結婚する日が近づく。自分の父親を知らないソフィはこの機に乗じ、自分の父親である可能性が高い男性3人、建築家のサム、銀行マンのハリー、冒険家のビルに、自分の結婚式に出席してほしいと手紙を出す。そしてそれを読んだサムたち3人がカロカイリ島を訪れる。
Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?
大学教授のデヴィッド(ベン・キングズレー)は、教え子のコンスエラ(ペネロペ・クルス)と一夜を共にする。彼は30歳も年の離れた若く美しい女性との情事に有頂天になり、親友ジョージ(デニス・ホッパー)にも彼女のことを打ち明ける。やがて二人はお互いをかけがえのない存在だと認識するようになるが、デヴィッドの態度は煮え切らず……。
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