Bitter Harvest (2017)
ジャンル : 戦争, ドラマ, 履歴, ロマンス
上映時間 : 1時間 43分
演出 : George Mendeluk
脚本 : Richard Bachynsky Hoover
シノプシス
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.
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Valeri Sikorski knows from his doctors that his days are numbered because of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He wants to make a last adventure in his life and goes to England, but first he stops in Berlin to pick up his best friend Victor. But Victor has disappeared. Now Valeri's journey turns into a search for his old friend Victor.
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35年のテキサス。酔っ払いの黒人によって誤って撃ち殺された保安官の妻、エドナ。それまで家計は夫に任せ切りで家に借金がある事すら知らなかった彼女は、銀行から期限までにお金を返さなければ家を売るように言われ、二人の子供を抱えて途方にくれてしまう。そんなある日、物乞いに現れた黒人に家の前の畑で綿花を育てればいい金になる事を教えられ、彼を雇って畑仕事を開始する。途中、幾多の苦難を乗り越え収穫の日を迎えるのだったが……。
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
1927年、ロシア。貧しい村に住むユダヤの少女フィゲレは母を亡くし父と祖母と暮らしていたが、父はゆくゆくは娘を呼び寄せると胸に誓いひとり渡米を決意する。しかし、やがて戦火の荒波の中フィゲレはひとりイギリスへと流れ着き、スージーと名付けられキリスト教の家庭に預けられる。言葉が通じず孤立するスージーはある日、ジプシーの一団を目にしたとき、その口から美しい歌声を発した。10年後、成長したスージーは父を探す旅に出る。スージーは旅費を稼ぐためパリでコーラス・ガールとして働くことになるのだが……。
アメリカ南部の平和な家庭にお手伝いとして雇われた田舎娘のローズ。家族にもなじみ、新たなスタートを切ったローズだが、一方で彼女は愛する人を求め続ける自由奔放な女性でもあった……。
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are.
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
第二次大戦中のアメリカ。ある家族にとって、ラジオは限りない夢を与えてくれる魔法の箱だった……。ユダヤ人少年とその家族、周囲の人々を描いた感動作。監督・脚本はウディ・アレン。