The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 17分
シノプシス
This short film chronicles various events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff.
カスタマー・サービスの分野でモティベーション・スピーカーとして名声を築き、本も出版しているマイケル・ストーン。しかしながら彼自身は人生に何の刺激も感じられずにいた。ある日、講演者として呼ばれてきたシンシナティ―で、彼の講演を聞きに来ていたリサという女性と出会う。長いこと、誰の声であっても全て同じ声に聞こえていたマイケルが、唯一聞こえた"別の声"の彼女と特別な一夜を過ごすのだが・・・。
権力者“プレイヤー”を目指す若手プロデューサーを主人公に、ハリウッドの内幕をシニカルに描いた作品。グリフィン・ミルは、大手映画スタジオのエグゼクティブ。高級4WDを乗り回し、多忙な日々を送っている典型的な業界人である。やり手のプロデューサーである彼のオフィスには、朝から売り込みのライターや監督たちでひきもきらない。そんなある日、いつものようにオフィスに出勤した彼は、ある一通のハガキを目にする。そこには彼を殺すといった内容が書かれていた……。
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