Deseret (1995)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 22分
演出 : James Benning
シノプシス
This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.
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1920年型の伝説のバイク“インディアン”に乗る、年金暮らしの老人。彼がユタ州のボンヌヴィル塩平原で行なわれるレースで世界最速記録に挑戦する……。夢を追い続ける老齢ライダーの実話をもとにした、アンソニー・ホプキンス主演の感動映画。
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.
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2003年4月25日、金曜日。アーロン青年はロッククライミングを楽しむため、ブルー・ジョン・キャニオンに向けて車を走らせる。翌日、車から降ろしたマウンテンバイクにまたがった彼は、目的のポイントに出発。軽快にロッククライミングをしていた次の瞬間、アーロンは谷底に落ちてしまう。同時に落ちた岩のひとつは無残にも彼の右腕にのしかかり、一歩も動けなくなるアーロン。それから127時間、誰も救助に現われなかった。
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貧困から脱出するためにも、アーサー・エージーとウィリアム・ゲーツの二人は、人生をバスケットに賭けざるをえなかった。困難に幾度となくぶつかりながらもバスケットを続けた四年間を記録した、ドキュメンタリー映画。
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A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
3人のドラッグ・クイーン(女装のゲイ)がバスに乗って大都会シドニーから、オーストラリア中部、砂漠の真ん中にあるリゾート地でショウをするため3000キロにわたる旅へ……。様々な出会い、別れ、挫折を通して描く、歌あり踊りあり笑いありのロード・ムービー。
純粋でいて残酷、あまりにも多感な二人の女子高生が夢見る幻想と現実。夢に溺れる二人は、ついには自分達の領域を侵すものを抹殺しようとする……。実際に起きた事件の映画化で、彼女たちが犯行に駆り立てられるまでを鮮明に解き明かした、ピーター・ジャクソン監督による心理ドラマ。
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Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
結婚の機会をことごとく逃していた32歳の英国人男性チャールズは、彼と同様に結婚とは縁のない仲間たちとその寂しさを分かち合っていたが、そんな彼に大きな変化をもたらしたのは、花婿の付添い人で参加した結婚式での米国人女性キャリーとの偶然の出会いだった。真摯なアプローチが功を奏してベッドを共にしながらも、その場をアッサリと分かれてしまった事に未練を残していたチャールズは、その数ヵ月後の結婚式で再会したキャリーの姿に心を弾ませるのだがーー
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