Tales from the Madhouse (2000)
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 2時間 0分
演出 : Norman Stone
シノプシス
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. The eight are linked by one unifying and crucial event in their lives: each of them has had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in some way — an experience that has left an indelible mark.
カナダの美しい島、プリンス・エドワード島。グリーン・ゲイブルズと呼ばれる屋敷で暮らすマシューとマリラの老兄妹のもとに、児童養護施設から13歳の少女アンがやって来た。だが、駅に迎えにいったマシューは、彼女の姿を見て困惑。彼らが養子に望んだのは男の子だったのだ。翌日には彼女を孤児院に返そうと考えた2人だったが、おしゃべりで想像好きなアンの無邪気さは2人の心を動かし、彼らはアンを手許に置く決心をする…。
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.
プリンス・エドワード島の小学校の教師となったアンは、作家を夢見て、小説を書いては出版社に送っていた。ある日アンは親友が婚約したことを聞き、ショックを受ける。アンは結婚を現実的なこととしてまだ考えたことが無かったのだ。アンの幼馴染ギルバートは、アンに対して明らかな愛情を見せていた。だがアンにとって彼は“腹心の友”という存在だった。そんな中、アンにキングスポートの一流女子校での教師の打診が来る…。
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