The Whore and the Whale (2004)
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 2時間 2分
演出 : Luis Puenzo
シノプシス
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
名門ハイスクールに通う奨学生チャーリーは、アルバイトで目の不自由な退役軍人フランクの世話を引き受けた。翌朝、校長の愛車がペンキまみれにされるという事件が起き、犯人を目撃した彼は、校長に呼び出される。犯人を明かさなければ退学だが、犯人を密告した場合ハーバード大学への奨学金も約束すると言われたチャーリー。悩みながらフランクを訪ねた彼は、有無を言わさずその足でニューヨークへの旅に同行させられる。
脳卒中で倒れた堅物の元警官ウォルト。「リハビリに効く」という歌のレッスンのために彼が嫌々頼んだのは、隣人のドラッグ・クイーン歌手、ラスティだった。毎日喧嘩を繰り返しながらも、やがて2人の間には奇妙な友情が芽生え始める……。そして、マフィアの抗争に巻き込まれてしまったラスティを助けだすために立ちあがったウォルトだが……。
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裏世界の大御所である老人・田代(石橋蓮司)はある日、世界的タンゴダンサー・遠山静子を映した映像に釘付けとなる。 田代の命を受けた部下・森田は、静子の夫である若手実業家・遠山隆義(野村宏伸)を脅迫して、静子を「パーティー会場」へとおびき出すとともに、彼女のボディガード・京子(未向)を集団で襲撃させ、会場へと運び込む。
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