The Magnificent Major (1977)
ジャンル : ファンタジー, ファミリー
上映時間 : 23分
演出 : Nick De Noia
シノプシス
A young girl learns the importance of reading, when she ends up in a dystopian future where reading is banned.
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.
オズの国から戻ったドロシーはオズの国の事ばかり気になり眠れない。ドロシーが流れ星を見た翌朝、めんどりのビリーナが庭に落ちていた"OZ"の印がある鍵を見つける。エムおばさんはドロシーに最新式の電気治療を受けさせようと病院へ連れて行き入院することになる。 その晩は激しい嵐にで電気治療が始まりかけた時に停電し見知らぬ少女が助けに現れる。ドロシーは病院から脱出するが、2人とも川の濁流に飲まれてしまい翌朝ドロシーが目を覚ますとオズの国に戻っていた。
ミヒャエル・エンデの名作ファンタジー小説を映画化。いじめっ子たちに追いかけられた少年バスチアンが、逃げ込んだ古本屋で手にした『はてしない物語』。読み進めるうちに、彼は不思議な小説の世界に引き込まれていく……。
人間の夢で作られた不思議な世界ファンタージェン。だが、今やそこは"無"を操る悪の女王ザイーダの侵略の危機にさらされていた。本の中から発せられる幼ごころの君の悲鳴!その助けを求める声に導かれるようにファンタージェンへ戻った少年バスチアンは、戦士アトレーユと再会。ファンタージェンを救うべく彼は今、新たな冒険の旅へ出る!"思い出マシン"により、願いごとをするたびに思い出を失っていくバスチアン。その彼が悪との戦いの最後に願ったものは?
カンザスの農場でおじさん夫婦と一緒に暮らす少女ドロシーは、ある日、竜巻に家ごと上空に巻き上げられ、愛犬のトトとともに魔法の国オズへとたどり着く。故郷の家に戻るためにはオズの魔法使いの力を借りる必要があると言われたドロシーは、早速魔法使いの住むエメラルド・シティを目指して旅に出る。その途中、臆病ライオンや脳のないカカシ、そして心を持たないブリキ男も仲間に加わり、一行は不思議な冒険を繰り広げていく。
イギリス。バクスター夫妻は、突如として愛娘クリスティン(シャロン・ウィリアムズ)を水難事故で失ってしまう。 数ヶ月後、ジョン(ドナルド・サザーランド)は妻ローラ(ジュリー・クリスティ)を連れ、教会修復の仕事でイタリアのベニス(ヴェネツィア)へと赴いていた。ある日、夫妻は年老いた姉妹と邂逅する。姉ウェンディ(クレリア・マタニア)曰く、盲目の妹ヘザー(ヒラリー・メイソン)には霊感があり、赤いレインコートを着た亡き娘さんの姿が視えるというのだ。その後、姉妹と再会したローラは、亡き娘の言葉を借りたヘザーから「ベニスを去らなければ、ジョンの身に危険が降りかかる」と忠告される。ジョンはその警告に取り合わず、ローラは不安になるのだった。
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.
37歳の僕は、ハンブルク空港に到着した飛行機のBGMでビートルズの「ノルウェーの森」を聴き、激しい混乱を覚えた。そして学生時代のことを回想した。 直子とはじめて会ったのは神戸にいた高校2年のときで、直子は僕の友人キズキの恋人だった。3人でよく遊んだが、キズキは高校3年の5月に自殺してしまった。その後、僕はある女の子と付き合ったが、彼女を置いて東京の私立大学に入学し、右翼的な団体が運営する学生寮に入った。僕のやるべきことは、あらゆる物事と自分の間にしかるべき距離を置くことだった。
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby – a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
Jack and his buddy Ben check in at a posh Florida resort, planning to spend every hour in hot pursuit of gorgeous babes. But their plans hit a major detour when they try to bed the wife of a conniving jewel thief. They'll have to outsmart him, a nasty security guard and an obnoxious jock if they're ever going to get a moment alone with the girls of their dreams!
Ozzy is an enthusiastic and friendly flying monkey, son of the legendary Goliath, the brave warrior. They serve Evilene - the wicked witch - just as the rest of their kin. But Ozzy is not happy about it and when Evilene's plans put Oz once again in peril, Ozzy reaches out to the Champions of Oz, three great friends (the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tinman) with incredible qualities that have taken Emerald City to its maximum splendor.
An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.
The cunning and wicked Urfin wants to become ruler of Magic Land. With an army of wooden soldiers, he captures the Emerald City and renames it ti Urfinville. He is all but ready to celebrate victory, when his plans are ruined by an ordinary girl named Dorothy, who arrives in Magic Land just at the right time. She must return home, but not before she helps her friends - the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and new-brave Lion - defeat Urfin. And in order to do that, they need to find out who he really is.
A storybook opens to depict little Dorothy on the grey Kansas prairies, when suddenly a cyclone comes up, turns her world to color, and she lands on a Scarecrow, who promptly gets up and walks with her. Her dog Toto finds a woodcutter made of tin, so the Scarecrow oils him up and he accompanies them. They watch some animals reproduce before being ushered into the Emerald City by singing suits of armor and a lavish parade of overweight cops before meeting the Wizard, a devious little man who transforms eggs into uncontrollable forms, much to Billina's dismay.
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.
A century after the Wicked Witch, the Emerald City is at the mercy of a once-revered hero, and salvation comes from the wrench of young Victoria Wright. Rediscover old friends and meet new heroes in this new tale set in the Land of Oz.
Children's author Dorothy Gale makes a decent living continuing her grandfather's series of Oz books. When a new agent enters the scene, Dorothy moves to New York city. In the midst of a major business deal for her books, Dorothy discovers that her books are not based on her imagination, but on repressed memories. While Dorothy struggles with the revelation, she is forced to confront The Wicked Witch of the West, who has descended upon the Big Apple, determined to settle an old score.
A group of contemporary young people are swept to the Land of Oz--only Ozma and the Wizard are missing, and no one knows why.
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.