Ham (2022)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 26分
演出 : Grace Wolcott
シノプシス
A group of Montanan hams show the fading but loyal community of amateur radio, explore what it means to be a ham, and how they are trying to keep the hobby alive.
アイルランドの小さな町で、厳格な母親、憧れの姉とともに暮らすエイリシュ。町の食料品店で意地悪な女性店主にこき使われ、息苦しい毎日を送っていた彼女は、優しい姉の力添えを得て、単身アメリカのNYへと渡り、新たな生活をスタートすることに。当初は異郷での生活になかなかなじめず、ホームシックを募らせるエイリシュだったが、やがてダンスパーティーで知り合ったトニーという恋人もでき、明るさと元気を取り戻していく。
ジェンは友人5人とともにバージニア州の小さな町レンウッドを訪れた。アパラチア山脈の自然歩道でキャンプを楽しむためだ。自然歩道を満喫する一行だったが、好奇心からコースを外れて森の奥に入っていき、迷子になってしまう。仲間内で言い争いになりかけたその時、突如倒木が山上から転がり落ちてきて、一人が頭を潰され死んでしまう。気がつけば周囲は罠だらけ。彼らは“森”に囚われてしまったのだ。6週間後、消息を絶ったジェンを探しに父親スコットがレンウッドにやってくる。そこで彼が見たものとは……。
前作から数年後、大戦が世界各地で勃発し文明は衰退し世界は貧困と荒廃が進んでいた。復讐を遂げたものの虚無感に囚われ荒野を目的もなく走り続けるマックス。ある日捕らえた男ジャイロキャプテンより今も稼動し続けガソリンが取り放題の石油精製所があると聞かされる。しかしそこにはガソリンを独占しようとするヒューマンガス率いる暴走族集団と精製所に立てこもる市民が日々攻防戦を繰り返していた。 なんとか精製所にもぐりこんだマックス。中の市民は豊富なガソリンを持って脱出をしたいがガソリンタンクを牽引する車を持って来ればガソリンを好きなだけ渡すという取引を行う。群がる凶悪暴走族の中、マックスは一人で突破を試みるが・・
現実感の希薄な社会に嫌気が差し、未知のスリルを求めてタイのバンコクにやって来た米国人青年リチャード。安ホテルに泊まった彼はダフィという男性から《ビーチ》の伝説を聞き、その場所を記した地図を受け取る。翌日、自殺したダフィを発見した彼は、地図が本物だと確信し、フランス人カップル、エチエンヌとフランソワーズを仲間にして《ビーチ》を目指す。数々の危機を潜り抜け、彼らは孤島の奥に《ビーチ》を発見する。
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business. Calvin is again struggling to keep his father's shop and traditions alive--this time against urban developers looking to replace mom & pop establishments with name-brand chains. The world changes, but some things never go out of style--from current events and politics to relationships and love, you can still say anything you want at the barbershop.
地球外知的生命体の存在を研究している天文学者エリーは、ある夜、未知の電波をキャッチする。それはヴェガ星からのものであり、地球上の映像と謎の設計図が納められていることが判明。それはヴェガ星への輸送機関であった。急ピッチで基地が建造されるが、エリーはパイロットの選考から洩れてしまう。だがテロリストによってヴェガへの発進基地は無残にも破壊されてしまう。
Alberto (Claudio Bisio), post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia (Angela Finocchiaro), is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare ...
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
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A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.
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