アガサ・クリスティー ねじれた家 (2017)
1920年のデビューから100年で20億冊もの売り上げを記録する、世紀のベストセラー作家アガサ・クリスティー。彼女が自身の〈最高傑作〉だと誇る、1949年に発表されたミステリー小説「ねじれた家」の初の映画化が70年の時を経て実現した。
ジャンル : ドラマ, 謎, 犯罪
上映時間 : 1時間 55分
演出 : Gilles Paquet-Brenner
脚本 : Julian Fellowes, Tim Rose Price, Gilles Paquet-Brenner
シノプシス
ミステリーの女王アガサ・クリスティが1949年に発表した「ねじれた家」を映画化。無一文から巨万の富を築いた大富豪レオニデスが毒殺され、私立探偵のチャールズは、レオニデスの孫娘で元恋人のソフィアから捜査を依頼される。レオニデスの屋敷には3世代にわたる一族が勢ぞろいしており、巨額の遺産をめぐって疑惑や嫉妬、憎悪が入り乱れていた。捜査を開始したチャールズは、ソフィアを含めた一族全員に殺害の動機があることに気づく。そして真相に近づいていく中で、第2の殺人が起こり……。 一族を仕切る大伯母イーディス役に、「天才作家の妻 40年目の真実」ほかで7度のアカデミー賞ノミネートのグレン・クローズ。私立探偵チャールズ役は同作でクローズと共演しているマックス・アイアンズ。監督に「サラの鍵」「ダーク・プレイス」のジル・パケ＝ブレネール、脚本に群像劇「ゴスフォード・パーク」でアカデミー脚本賞を受賞しているジュリアン・フェロウズ。
サボイ・ホテルのレストランで、複合企業の大物が会食中、何者かに至近距離から銃撃された。陰謀説の渦巻く中、捜査を続けるベックたち。だが、新妻や部下といった怪しい関係者には全てアリバイがあり、犯行を裏づける物証も出てこない。一方、使用された拳銃に的を絞った捜査線上には何人かの人物が浮かび上がっていた。その中の一人は、大物が入院中の病院で発見される。事件の遙か以前から既に、薬害による昏睡状態で入院していたのだ。そして、その原因となった薬を販売していたのが例の複合企業だった……。
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田舎町の遊園地内で女性の死体が発見される。その女性の隣に住む前科者が容疑者としてみなされるが、彼は旧知のベックにだけ真実を話すと告げ黙秘を続ける。到着したベック、コルベリ、ラーソンらは、被害者と付き合っていた謎の男の存在を突き止めた。一方、目撃者の証言によって、あの夜、遊園地から車を盗んで逃走した若い二人組の存在が浮かび上がる。彼らが女性を殺した犯人なのか？ 捜査網が狭まる中、警官によって撃たれてしまう二人組。女は死に、男の行方は不明。そしてベックは女性と恋仲だった謎の人物“カイ”の正体に気づく……。
運河の工事中、水門の底から若く美しい女性の全裸死体が発見された。捜査にあたったベックたちは、その女性がロゼアンナというアメリカ人観光客であるという事、エンジンの故障で運河に停泊中だった観光船に彼女が乗っていた事を突き止める。おそらく船上で殺され水門に投げ込まれたのだろう。そして容疑者は、船客の撮影した８ミリに写っていたひとりの男に絞られた。男の化けの皮を剥ぐためにベックは婦人警官を使った囮捜査を準備する。だがそれは、普段は几帳面で温厚な男の本性を暴くためというには、あまりにも危険な手段であった……。
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