For Richer for Poorer (1979)
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 10分
演出 : Gerard Damiano
シノプシス
A divorcee relives her sexual past while in hopes of reviving her sexual present, but her age and waning looks make it difficult.
Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon find, however, that paradise comes at a price: Participation in couples therapy sessions is mandatory. What started out as a cut-rate vacation turns into an examination of the common problems many face.
砂漠と山道を徒歩で旅することにしたシェリル。旅をスタートさせる少し前、シェリルは母の死を受け入れられず、薬と男に溺れる日々を送り、結婚生活は崩壊してしまう。シェリルは人生について思い直し、自分自身を取り戻そうと決意。こうして彼女は旅に出たが、寒さが厳しい雪山や極度の暑さが体力を奪っていく砂漠が彼女を苦しめ……。<リース・ウィザースプーンが、1,600キロの距離を3か月かけて1人で歩き通した女性を演じたヒューマンドラマ。第二の人生を歩むために、自然歩道のパシフィック・クレイスト・トレイルに挑んだ実在の女性、シェリル・ストレイドのベストセラーを基に、『ダラス・バイヤーズクラブ』などのジャン=マルク・ヴァレが映画化。『ランブリング・ローズ』などのローラ・ダーンが共演する。美しく壮大な情景、過酷な旅と共につづられるヒロインの人生を体現したリースの演技に圧倒される。>
職を失ったレイチェル・ワトソンはあてもなく電車に乗り続ける日々を送っていた。レイチェルは電車の窓から別れた元夫、トムの新しい生活や近所のヒップウェル夫妻の暮らしぶりをのぞき見ていた。レイチェルにとって、ヒップウェル夫妻は理想の夫婦に見えた。 トムと結婚生活を営んでいた頃、なかなか妊娠できないことへの焦りから、レイチェルは酒浸りになってしまった。過度のアルコールを摂取し続けた結果、レイチェルは自覚のないままに暴れるようになってしまった。さらに酷いことに、レイチェルはトムの上司の家で大暴れしてしまい、トムが解雇されるに至った。 ある日、電車から覗き見を続けるレイチェルは、メガンの不倫現場を目撃した。「ヒップウェル夫妻は完璧な結婚生活を営んでいる」という幻想を打ち砕かれたレイチェルは、メガンに対して並々ならぬ怒りを感じた。酒を浴びるように飲んだ後、レイチェルはメガンを叱責しに向かったが、途中で意識を失ってしまった。数時間後に意識を取り戻したとき、レイチェルは自宅にいた。しかも、身に覚えのない傷を負っていた。そんなレイチェルの元に、ライリー刑事が訪ねてきた。メガンが失踪したのだという。刑事は近所での聞き込み調査から、レイチェルが事件に関与していると疑っていた。一方、レイチェルは電車に乗っていたスーツ姿の男が犯人なのではないかと思い始める。実際、意識を失っている間に彼を見たような記憶が残っていたのだが、レイチェルは全てを思い出すことが出来なかった。
Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.
フィラデルフィアの上流社会の令嬢トレイシーはジョージとの結婚を目前に控えていた。それを知って、二年前に彼女の我がままとプライドの高さに耐えかねて出ていったデクスターが、雑誌記者のコナーとインブリを連れてやって来る。実は邸の主人は浮気相手のところへ行っていて式にも呼ばれていない有様で、体面を重んじる一家は、記者の手前、何とか取り繕う。トレイシーに未練のあるデクスターは静かなる結婚妨害を試みるが……。
遂に夢にまでみた念願の鹿革100%のジャケットを手に入れたジョルジュ。彼の鹿革ジャケットへの深い愛情は、やがてジャケットと会話ができるまでになり、彼らの仲は互いの夢を語り合えるまで深くなっていた。
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