The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
ジャンル : ドラマ, コメディ, ファミリー
上映時間 : 2時間 0分
演出 : Kevin Connor
シノプシス
1839. The young Nell Trent is leading a happy life with her grandfather in his curiosity shop. Wharf owner Daniel Quilp has given large amounts of money to Nell's grandfather as an investment, expecting a large profit. But when Quilp finds out the old man has lost all the money with playing cards, he is determined to get the man in a madhouse as revenge. Nell and her grandfather are forced to leave their house and to start traveling across the country. But Quilp isn't sitting still, his spies are everywhere. Meanwhile a stranger is also looking for Nell's grandfather.
妻に先立たれ娘家族と同居することになった老人エド。大好きなおじいちゃんと一緒に暮らせると喜ぶ孫のピーターだったが、お気に入りの子ども部屋を彼に明け渡し、自分は屋根裏部屋に引っ越すことになると知り不満が爆発。おじいちゃんを追い出すべく容赦ないイタズラを開始する。一方のエドも孫の攻撃をおとなしく受けているだけではなかった。悪友のジェリーらを巻き込み、手の込んだ仕返しを次々と繰り出していく。
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
1週間後に挙式予定のカタブツ弁護士ジェイソン(ザック・エフロン)は、祖母の逝去の知らせを受けて葬儀に参列する。彼は一人残された祖父ディック(ロバート・デ・ニーロ)に半ば引きずられるように、祖父母の思い出の場所フロリダへと旅に出る。ところが、ディックは40年ぶりの独身生活をエンジョイし、朝から酒浸りで葉巻を吹かし、ナンパに明け暮れ……。
エベニザー・スクルージ(ジム・キャリー)は、部下の事務員(ゲイリー・オールドマン)や甥(コリン・ファース)に怒鳴り散らし、クリスマス・イブの日も、周囲に温かい言葉ひとつかけることもなく、金勘定に勤しんでいた。しかし、クリスマスの精霊が彼の目の前に現れ、自分の過去、現在、未来を巡る旅へと連れ出され、埋もれた真実を知っていく。そしてスクルージは、嫌われ者だった自分を見つめ直し、心を開こうとする…。
舞台は古代の中国。安住の地で知られる平和の谷が凶悪なカンフー使い、タイ・ランに狙われてしまう。しかし彼に対抗できるのはウーグウェイ導師が選んだ伝説の「龍の戦士」だけだ。
そこでマスター・モンキーやマスター・カマキリといったカンフーの達人たちが選抜大会で腕を競うが、ウーグウェイ導師が選んだのは何とぐうたらで小心者のパンダ、ポー。カンフーへの熱意だけは人一倍のポーは達人の師匠・シーフー老師に弟子入りする。
ショッピング中毒で無自覚に借金を重ねるヒロインが繰り広げる仕事と恋をコミカルに描くロマンティック・コメディ。原作はソフィー・キンセラの人気シリーズ『レベッカのお買いもの日記』。主演はアイラ・フィッシャー。地味な園芸雑誌の編集部で働くレベッカは、華やかな一流ファッション誌の記者になることを夢見る25歳のニューヨーカー。
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
作家のチャールズ・ディケンズは執筆した小説が売れずに 出版社から契約を打ち切られる。彼は自費出版で作家を続けようと決意し、クリスマス・イヴを舞台に過去・現在・未来を旅する奇想天外な小説「クリスマス・キャロル」の執筆にとりかかる。
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