Hilton Jones

ノーベル賞を受賞することになった世界的作家の夫と、彼の作品を密かに執筆していた妻。受賞を機に崩壊する夫婦の関係と妻の決意を、華麗な授賞式の裏側に描く。グレン・クローズが圧巻の演技を見せる心理サスペンス。

イギリスの情報機関、MI6ですご腕のスパイとしてその名をとどろかすロレーン・ブロートンに、新たな指令が下される。それは、何者かに奪われた最高機密クラスのリストを取り戻すというもの。ベルリンを訪れたロレーンを待ち受けていたのは、世界各国のスパイだった。すさまじい争奪戦の中、ロレーンは超人的な戦闘能力を発揮しながら立ちはだかる敵を倒す。

A pandemic spreads and the death toll soars. In a venerable hotel an elevator gets stuck. The pregnant Irene, the receptionist Mia, the janitor Kristof, and the actress Liz are trapped. On a radio they hear the world outside collapsing. As hunger and thirst increase the elevator turns from safe haven to death trap. As they lose hope they let go of built-in defenses and get under each others skin. Kristof and Mia have a common past laden with betrayal and sorrow. Irene is married to a man who abuses her. Liz is torturing herself over the death of a child. Finally Irenes water breaks and there is no alternative but to cut the cable that holds the elevator and plunge towards an unknown fate.

Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the Swedish authorities assume a passive role, forcing Hamilton to action. With the help of international contacts, Hamilton manages to get them on track. Hamilton, along with some military colleagues, plans a daring rescue mission.

Despite the threat of war in the fall of 1939, the Germans decide to launch a sea expedition in search of evidence for Pangaea. Although the multi national geologists embark enthusiastically on their research mission, the growing political tension between their countries soon affects their work. With Britain and France declaring war on Germany, the civilian scientists now find themselves mere pawns in a global power struggle.