The Best People (1925)
The Prize Story on Flirting Flirters on Vamping Vamps and Mixed Marriage
ジャンル : コメディ, ロマンス
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演出 : Sidney Olcott
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Bertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they marry "within their class". They, however, have different plans--Bertie is in love with chorus girl Sally O'Neil and Marian loves Henry Morgan, the family chauffeur. The family finds out about the impending marriages and determines to stop them. Complications ensue.
前作から5年後、大学を卒業したミアは祖母クラリスに代わって女王に即位することになっていた。祖国ジェノヴィアに到着した彼女は、21歳を祝う誕生パーティーでハンサムな青年ニコラスと運命的な出会いをする。 しかし、そんな彼女に問題が起きる。自分の甥のデヴロー卿を王位に就かせ権力を握ろうとしていたメイブリー子爵は、ミアに王位継承権が無いことを告げる。ジェノヴィアの法律では、女性は既婚でなければ王位に就けないのだった。前時代的とのクラリスの反対にもかかわらず、伝統を重んじる議員たちは、ミアが30日以内に結婚しなければデヴロー卿を王位に就かせることを決定する。ミアの意思を完全に無視した議会の決定に、当然のごとく憤るミアは、更にそのデヴロー卿がニコラスであると知ると、一段と怒りを募らせる。かくしてミアの花婿探しが始まる。
A musician tries to get by working several jobs.
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha is caught in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.
A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how, with a con.
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart, only to discover that Peter has suddenly left town. Accompanied by Courtney, she sets out to capture the one that got away.
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.
ジョーは、大統領の命を救った事もある元シークレット・サービスだったが、今はしがない探偵に落ちぶれていた。ダンサーのコリーの身辺警護を仕事仲間が持ち込んできたが、女房と密通していたそいつは、ジョーの家の前で車ごと爆死する。一方、コリーの情夫、元フットボーラーのジミーは、妻子を事故で失った傷も癒えぬまま、麻薬と賭博でリーグを追われ、人生に何の目標も持てない日々を送っていた。警護に就いたジョーを何者かが襲う。辛くも相手を倒し、駆けつけるが一歩遅く、ジョーとジミーの目前でコリーは何者かに殺されてしまう。
Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling random women on the street to the point that he takes lunch late to look at them. When old crush Nikki Tru visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship.
Jacob is a young man used to getting everything he wants. For several years, he has been living in a happy homosexual partnership with Jørgen, and one night Jacob decides to pop the big question to Jørgen. Jørgen happily accepts Jacobs marriage proposal, but then something happens: Jacob falls in love with a girl, and not just any girl. The girl is Caroline, married to Jørgens younger brother Tom.
Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his pals fill the reunion with drinking, boys-will-be-boys antics and a few unexpected personal confessions. But, when the bonding devolves into accusations and regret, Paulie has to decide whether he's ready to tie the knot and take this big step into adulthood.
As Noah and Wade prepare to marry in Martha's Vineyard, the personal problems of their friends - and the unexpected arrival of rapper Baby Gat - threatens to permanently end their relationship.
Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.
東京でひとり暮らしをしている27歳のOL・タエ子。農業に興味を持っている彼女は、休暇を利用し、義兄で農家を営む山形へと向かう。寝台列車で揺れる中、彼女の前にはいつしか小学5年生の自分が現れはじめるが・・・。
ラジオで交通情報のリポーターをするトムは、ある日サラと運命的な出会いをしてしまう。彼女は大富豪のお嬢様で、とても身分的に釣り合わない2人だったが、燃え上がった恋の炎はもう誰にも止められない。そして付き合い始めて9ヵ月、トムとサラは両親の大反対を押し切り、ついに結婚することに。こうしてアツアツのまま旅立った新婚旅行。ところが2人は飛行機の中で早くもハプニングに見舞われる。フランスのホテルに到着してからもトラブルは続き、おまけに反対する家族から送られた最強の刺客(?)サラの元カレ、ピーターが彼らに近づいていた。
ニューヨークのマンハッタン。結婚8年目のサラリーマン、テッド・クレイマーは忙しい毎日を送っているが、ある日突然、自立を決意した妻ジョアンナに家出されてしまう。テッドは仕方なく自力で7歳の息子ビリーの面倒をみるようになるが、仕事と子育ての両立は想像以上に厳しかった。やがてジョアンナは、ビリーの親権が自分にあると裁判所に訴え出るが、テッドは拒絶。クレイマー対クレイマーの裁判が法廷で争われることになる。
昔から仲の良い4人の女友達。3人はキャリアを積み、結婚もし、順風満帆。ところがオリビアにいたっては、失業中でなんとか生計をたてている有様だった。未だ独身で前の男が忘れられずにいる彼女に、新しい男性を紹介するが、誠実で素敵に見えたその彼、実は二股をかけていたのだった…。傷つきながらも、本当の恋と幸せを模索する女性たちを描くラブ・ストーリー。
Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.