Ready for Love (1934)
ジャンル : ドラマ, ロマンス
上映時間 : 1時間 17分
演出 : Marion Gering
シノプシス
In this fluffy romance, a young woman fights against the narrow-minded residents of her small town. The trouble begins when a young woman flees her boarding school to stay with her retired aunt, a former actress, who try as she might, has never been welcomed into the snobbish community in which she resides. The young woman too, is shunned and ends up being victimized in witchcraft trial and ducked into a pool of water.
言語学が専門のヒギンズ教授は、同好の士であるピカリング大佐と言葉遣いについて議論した末に、ロンドンのきつい下町なまりで花を売り歩く娘イライザを、自分なら上品なレディに仕立て直してみせると豪語。かくしてその成否をめぐって大佐と賭けをしたヒギンズ教授は、早速イライザを相手に、なまりの矯正や礼儀作法のレッスンを開始。特訓の成果が実り、やがて見事一流のレディに変身した彼女は、社交界の花形となる。
戦場にたたずむ謎めいた女性のもとへ向かうも、それを果たせずに絶命する夢を毎晩のように見る17歳のイーサン。そんな夢に悩まされる中、彼が通う高校にレナという少女が転校してくる。ミステリアスな美貌に心奪われるイーサンだったが、彼女は自身では制御できない強大な魔力を持つ魔法使い「キャスター」だと知る。さらに彼女には、光と闇に分かれてにらみ合うキャスター二大勢力のどちらかに属することが決められる16歳の誕生日が迫っていた。
歴代勝者を戦わせる記念大会の闘技場からすんでのところで助けられたカットニスは、第13地区の地下にあるコイン首相率いる反乱軍の秘密基地に収容される。そこでは独裁国家パネムを打ち負かし、自由で平等な国家を作り上げるための戦いの準備が着々と進行しており、彼女も反乱軍と一緒に戦うことを決める。
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In this fluffy romance, a young woman fights against the narrow-minded residents of her small town. The trouble begins when a young woman flees her boarding school to stay with her retired aunt, a former actress, who try as she might, has never been welcomed into the snobbish community in which she resides. The young woman too, is shunned and ends up being victimized in witchcraft trial and ducked into a pool of water.
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海難事故のためアフリカのジャングルで生まれ、両親を失ったため動物たちによって育てられた少年ジョン。彼はスコットランド貴族の血を引いていた……。数あるターザン映画のなかで、最もシリアスな作品。