It Looks Like Rain (1945)
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上映時間 : 10分
演出 : Paul Burnford
脚本 : Rosemary Foster
シノプシス
This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather.
TVの人気天気予報キャスター、フィルは地方で開かれる伝統的祭りを女性プロデューサーのリタと取材。その町では毎年2月2日、冬眠から目覚めたウッドチャックが春の到来を占うという祭りが開かれていた。その帰路、吹雪に襲われた一行は町に引き返すが翌朝、フィルはなぜか同じ祭りと出くわす。その日から彼は2月2日を繰り返し過ごす。毎日これから何が起きるかを知っているフィルは、それを自分のために悪用しようとする。
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