Replay (2001)

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.

During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.

ロンドンの新聞社に勤めるアイリスは、元恋人の婚約発表現場に居合わせることになり、ショックで落ち込んでいた。一方、ロサンゼルスで映画の予告編製作会社を経営するアマンダは、同棲中の恋人と派手にケンカ別れしたばかり。それぞれ傷心を抱えた2人は、“ホーム・エクスチェンジ”のwebサイトを介して知り合い、クリスマスホリデイ期間だけお互いの家を交換して、異国の地で心のリフレッシュを図ることにする。

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

1938年4月、少女レギーナと母イエッテルはナチスの迫害を逃れるため、故郷のドイツを後にし、先にケニアに渡っていた父ヴァルターのいるロンガイの農場へとやってきた。ドイツでは弁護士をしていたヴァルターもここでは農場で働く一介の労働者。予想を超える過酷な生活に、お嬢様育ちのイエッテルは耐えられず弱音を吐いてばかり。一方ヴァルターは、欧州情勢の悪化に、残してきた父や妹の安否が不安でならない。そんな2人を尻目に、レギーナは料理人のオウアやケニアの子どもたちとすぐに仲良くなり、アフリカの大地でたくましく成長していく…。

A census-taker is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?

寄宿学校の夏休み。14歳の多感な少女アリスは両親の待つ田舎の実家に帰省した。パパとママとの久々の再会も、今のアリスにはどこか気まずく窮屈なものでしかなかった。鏡を見ればふっくらとした豊かな胸がそこにはあった。町へ出れば男たちは大人びた自分の体に好奇の目を向けてくる。心と体の変化に戸惑うアリス。そんなある日、アリスは父の製材所で働くジムと出会い、その逞しく魅惑的な青年に惹かれていく。ジムを物陰から見つめ、彼と恋人とのキスを盗み見ては言いようのないいらだちを覚える。アリスの感情は次第に抑えようのないものとなっていき……。

ジェシカ・タンディとキャシー・ベイツ、二人のオスカー女優が共演を果たした名作。人生に疲れた中年夫婦が老人ホームで老女と知り合い、南部の田舎町のさまざまな物語を聞き……。年の差を越えて育まれた友情を描く。

結婚式会場に向かう途中の男性が、偶然出会った女性に心を奪われてしまい……。そんな恋のハプニングを描いた、サンドラ・ブロック、ベン・アフレック主演作。果たして彼が生涯の伴侶に選ぶ女性は。

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

ジョン・トラボルタがちょっと変わった天使役を演じるハートフル・コメディ。下品なジョークを飛ばし、お酒もタバコもたしなむ……人間ぽくて親しみやすい天使はこれまでになかっただけに新鮮。

Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother Ruthie from returning to streetwalking in Tel Aviv. Ruthie calls Or "my treasure," but Ruthie is a burden. She's just out of hospital, weak, and Or has found her a job as a house cleaner. The call of the quick money on the street is tough for Ruthie to ignore. Or's emotions roil further when the mother of the youth she's in love with comes to the flat to warn her off. With love fading and Ruthie perhaps beyond help, Or's choices narrow.

グラントとフィオナは仲むつまじい老夫婦。だがフィオナがアルツハイマーと診断され、養護施設に入ることとなり……。女優サラ・ポーリーが脚本も手がけて送る初監督作品は、認知症を真正面からとらえた愛の物語。

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Louise, who has just written a novel, comes to Paris to meet with a potential publisher. While in the city, she stays with her older sister, Martine, who in many ways is the exact opposite of Louise: she lives in a fashionable neighborhood, is cold to others, and has snobby friends, while Louise lives in a small town and is thoroughly unpretentious. Louise's apparent happiness -- and similarities to their mother -- gradually gets on Martine's nerves.

Claire and Robert spend most of their time in a house they own in the beautiful and remote countryside in Italy. Their life seems to be perfect. But when Claire's sister gets murdered in the very same house, the traumatic event shakes up their relationship. Disappointment, fear and resentment they swept under the rug for years, resurface. Revealing the dark side of a blissful love - a dream that turns into a nightmare. It is the story of two people trapped in a dark secret.

『ゴーストワールド』に続き、全米の賞レースを席巻したインディーズ映画。米国独立系映画の良心とも言えるテッド・ホープが制作だから、つまらないはずがないのだが、これがデビューとなる夫婦監督も記憶にとどめたい。

シュレックは他の人からは怖がられている怪物である。その外見とは裏腹に本質は心の優しい彼は、人里離れた沼地で一人気楽に暮らしていた。ある日、シュレックは森の中でお調子者でおしゃべりなロバのドンキーと出会う。シュレックに怯えて逃げた兵達を見てシュレックが自分を救ってくれたと思い込み嫌がるシュレックについて行く。ドンキーのおしゃべりにうんざりしたシュレックが戻ってみると、彼の沼地には妖精やおとぎ話の主人公達が押し寄せてきていた。