Bar Girls (2003)

A young country girl comes to town and works in a brothel in order to help her fiance get the money to start his own business. "Paprika" is the name given to her by the madam.

ミュージシャンとして大成することを夢見ている野心家のロジャーは、恋人の死によって精神的に打ちひしがれていた。そんな中、階下に住んでいるエキゾチックな雰囲気が魅力的なダンサーのミミに心惹かれ始めたロジャーは、彼女との新しい恋に踏み出せずに悩んでいた。

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

主人公は、貧しさゆえに置屋に売られたひとりの少女。辛く厳しい日々の中で、全ての希望を見失ったとき、立派な身なりをした“会長"と呼ばれる、ひとりの紳士との運命の出会いが訪れる。「もう一度、あの人に会いたい…」儚い願いを胸に、少女は美しく変貌を遂げ、ミステリアスな輝きを放つ瞳と天性の聡明さによって、やがて花街一の芸者“さゆり"となる。そして、ついに芸者として会長と再会することになるが、その先には過酷な運命と激動の時代が待ちうけていた…。

ある男を探してゲイクラブへ押し入る2人組。彼らは男を見つけ出すと凄惨な暴力を加える。発端はあるパーティの夜。マルキュスは会場に残り婚約者アレックスを一人で帰してしまう。その直後、アレックスはレイプに遭い、激しい暴行を受けてしまうのだった。自責の念に駆られるマルキュス。彼は友人でアレックスの元恋人のピエールとともに犯人探しを開始する。やがて、女装ゲイ、ヌネスを探し出した2人は、ヌネスからついにテニアという男の名を聞き出すのだった…。＜邦題はモニカ・ベルッチ演じる主人公の名前。原題は「ひっくり返せない、不可逆、取り返しがつかない」を意味するフランス語で、いくつかの文字が裏返されている。シークエンスは後に起こったものが先にあり、時系列的には最初のシーンがラストに示される。また、エンドロールが冒頭で逆回しされ、クレジットの文字R/E/Nが鏡文字となっている。およそ9分にわたるレイプシーンの描写は評価がわかれた。＞

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

フィラデルフィアの一流法律会社に務めるアンドリュー・ベケット（トム・ハンクス）は、ある日突然エイズと宣告され、ウィラー社長（ジェイソン・ロバーズ）に解雇される。不当な差別に怒ったベケットは、損害賠償と地位の保全を求めて訴訟を決意。だが、次々と弁護を断わられた彼は、以前敵同士として渡り合ったやり手の弁護士ジョー・ミラー（デンゼル・ワシントン）を訪ねる。ミラーはエイズに対して、抜きがたい恐怖を感じていた。しかし、世間の冷たい視線に対しても毅然と対処し、熱心に資料を漁るべケットの姿に、ミラーの心は動かされる。ミラーは弁護を引き受け、母のサラ（ジョアン・ウッドワード）をはじめ、ベケットの肉親たちは彼に熱い支援を約束する。解雇から7カ月後、〈自由と兄弟愛の街〉フィラデルフィアで注目の裁判が開廷した。ミラーは解雇が明らかな法律違反だと主張したが、対する会社側の主任弁護士ベリンダ（メアリー・スティーンバージェン）は、彼の弁護士としての不適格性を激しく突く。予断を許さぬ裁断の行方と並行して、ベケットの症状は次第に悪化していく。裁判を優先させて本格的治療を先に延ばそうとする彼に、恋人でライフパートナーのミゲール（アントニオ・バンデラス）は苛立つ。ベケットは恋人のため、自分のためにパーティを開く。遂にベケットは裁判中に倒れ、病院に運ばれた。ミラーは原告側の勝訴の報を、ベッドの上のベケットに告げる。数日後、大勢の人々に見守られながらベケットは静かに息を引き取り、ミラーはかけがいのない友の死を実感した。

Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

ニューヨークの夜を走るひとりのタクシードライバーを主人公に、現代都市に潜む狂気と混乱を描き出した、監督マーティン・スコセッシ×主演ロバート・デ・ニーロの、アメリカン・ニューシネマの傑作。ベトナム帰りの青年トラヴィス・ビックルは夜の街をタクシーで流しながら、世界の不浄さに苛立ちを感じていた。大統領候補の選挙事務所に勤めるベッツィと親しくなるトラヴィスだったが、彼女をポルノ映画館に誘ったことで絶交されてしまう。やがて、闇ルートから銃を手に入れたトラヴィスは自己鍛錬を始めるが、そんな彼の胸中にひとつの計画が沸き上がる……。

ニューヨークの開業医ビルとアリスの倦怠期を迎えている夫妻は、ビルの患者で友人のジーグラー夫妻が開いたクリスマス・パーティーに招かれる。このパーティでビルはピアニストであり旧友のニックと再会し、アリスはビルと別れて個別にパーティーを楽しむことにしたが、ビルは女性たちに誘惑され、一方でアリスはハンガリー人の紳士に誘惑される。

世界が熱狂した伝説のバンド＜クイーン＞。その光と影を数々の名曲とともに描く感動のミュージック・エンターテイメント。1970年、ロンドン。ライブ・ハウスに通っていた若者フレディ・マーキュリーは、ギタリストのブライアン・メイとドラマーのロジャー・テイラーのバンドのボーカルが脱退したと知り自らを売り込む。二人はフレディの歌声に心を奪われ、1年後、ベーシストのジョン・ディーコンが加入。バンド名は＜クイーン＞に決まり、4人はアルバムを制作し、シングル「キラー・クイーン」が大ヒット。個性的なメンバーの革新的な挑戦によって、その後もヒット曲が次々に生み出され、フレディは“史上最高のエンターテイナー”とまで称されるようになる。しかし、栄光の影で次第にフレディはメンバーと対立し孤独を深めていくのだった…。

A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.

Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.

A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.

1986年、フロリダ。ヒッチハイクをしながら売春する毎日に疲れ果てたアイリーンだが、ある少女と運命的に出会う。相手のセルビーは同性愛者で、家族や社会からつまはじきにされ、アイリーン同様、絶望と疎外感を募らせていた。2人は意気投合し、どこかで一緒に暮らそうと決心。やがてアイリーンは売春業を再開するようになるが、ある客に森の奥へ連れ込まれて暴力をふるわれた彼女は反撃した結果、相手を殺してしまう。

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

寂れた町で伐採業をしている前科者の男と、父親から暴力を受けている薄幸の少年。深い絆で結ばれていく二人が暴力の連鎖に追い込まれていく姿を描く。ニコラス・ケイジ、タイ・シェリダン共演の感動ドラマ。

1985年、電気工でロデオカウボーイのロン・ウッドルーフは、HIV陽性と診断され余命が30日だと言い渡される。アメリカには認可治療薬が少ないことを知った彼は代替薬を探すためメキシコへ向かい、本国への密輸を試みる。偶然出会った性同一性障害でエイズを患うレイヨンと一緒に、国内未承認の薬を販売する「ダラス・バイヤーズクラブ」を設立するが……。＜1980年代当時無認可だったHIV代替治療薬を密輸販売し、アメリカのHIV患者が特効薬を手にできるよう奔走した実在のカウボーイの半生を映画化した人間ドラマ。HIV陽性と診断されたカウボーイをマシュー・マコノヒーが演じ、21キロも減量しエイズ患者という難役に挑んだ。＞

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This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.

Ukrainian folk tale. The hero of the story, Kotigoroschko sets off on an arduous journey to find his sister Olenka, who has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. Dangers lurk everywhere. Everywhere the submissive servants of the dragon fight him, but again and again, good-hearted people help the brave young knight survive the adventurous journey: they give him a sword, life-giving water and a flying ship. Finally Kotigoroschko enters the realm of the dragon...

Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had died there. Unaware of the mansion's reputation, Mason and his wife Mullen move in and hire a young woman, Lockwood, to keep house. Soon after Lockwood's arrival, strange things begin to happen in the household, and it becomes apparent that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, though Mason scoffs at the idea. On death's door and bedridden, Lockwood asks for the same doctor who treated the woman who died 40 years ago. He arrives and treats her. The next morning Lockwood is cured, and it is revealed by the police that the doctor's dead body was found in his carriage hours before the time Mason claims he arrived to see Lockwood. Convinced that not only the ghost of the girl but that of the doctor as well entered his home, Mason finally believes in the supernatural.

Somsri is a teacher in one of Bangkok's slums, teaching the slum kids as best she can in a beat up old building with no budget for equipment or books etc. At the time the film was made (or is set), 1/5th of Bangkok's population was apparently living in slums. Somsri is also the leader of a slum committee, organized primarily to fight the property development company that is trying to evict the people from their homes. Somsri is idealistic, proud and strong-headed and determined to organize the residents and fight the company every step of the way. Unfortunately, many or most of the residents are reluctant to fight, accepting the idea that as slum people they have no rights and can't possibly win against a big corporation. The fight is a difficult one as the company is not afraid to use nasty tactics against the people that stand in the way of their profits.

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The story of the Dassau family, a family of artists: Frau Dassau is a composer, her husband is a writer, and their children are equally gifted as painters, poets and musicians. But unfortunately, no one wants to invest money in their art. The family is about to starve when Nicole comes up with a marvelous idea: She is going to write the "most scandalous book", the sex memoirs of a teenager. For this, she hides under the pseudonym of Eva. The book becomes an enormous success indeed, but Nicole's parents are decent people, and the public interest in their sluttish daughter begins to bother them. Things begin to get even more unpleasant when Nicole falls in love with an American publisher who'd prefer a virgin…