Writers Block (2020)
Writer Vs Writer
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 2分
演出 : Dillon Parsons
シノプシス
A writer struggles to finish his screenplay, and is forced to deal with a difficult challenge. Himself.
脚本家チャーリー・カウフマンは「マルコヴィッチの穴」の成功で、一躍次回作を期待される存在となった。そんな彼のもとにある日、仕事の依頼が舞い込んでくる。それは、作家スーザン・オーリアンがフロリダで蘭を不法採集した栽培家ジョン・ラロシュを描いたノンフィクション『蘭に魅せられた男』の脚色。だが、チャーリーはさっそく作業を始めるものの、全然アイデアがまとまらず悶々とした日々が続く。一方、彼とは対照的に陽気な双子の弟ドナルドも脚本家めざして養成セミナーに通い始め、あっという間に脚本家デビューを果たす…。
1899年、パリ。貧しい青年作家クリスチャンはナイトクラブ“ムーラン・ルージュ”に仲間と潜り込むが、一番人気の踊り子で上流階級相手の高級売春婦のサティーンと恋に落ちる。サティーンの機転で、クリスチャンは彼女が主演する新作舞台の台本を書くことになる。一方、資金繰りに困ったムーラン・ルージュのオーナーのジドラーは、資産家ウースター公爵から資金を引き出そうと、サティーンに彼の愛人になるよう強要する。
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