Rachel Portman

出生 : 1960-12-11, Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK

略歴

Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films. Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series. Since then, Portman has written over 100 scores for film, television and theatre. Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince (which was later adapted for television) and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Little House on the Prairie (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007 called The Water Diviner's Tale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Portman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

参加作品

Julia
Original Music Composer
Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's surprising path, from her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her empowering story of a woman who found fame in her 50s, and her calling as an unlikely television sensation.
フェアリー・ゴッドマザー
Original Music Composer
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon
Music
Animated adaptation of the children's book by Michael Morpurgo. A shy little girl named Mimi finds a baby dragon and undertakes a perilous journey to return it to its mother.
The Street
Original Music Composer
The baker, the pie-maker and the diminished long-term community of Hoxton Street face gentrification in this compelling portrait of a rapidly changing London.
Archie
Music
Archie is devastated to learn of the death of his beloved aunt. He makes the long journey to the home she's left him in the Outer Hebrides and a new day brings renewed hope for Archie and his dog.
すばらしき映画音楽たち
Self
ハリウッド映画の主題歌やメインテーマは、どのようにして生まれるのか。映像からイメージされた旋律が、オーケストラの演奏などを通じて映画音楽になる過程を取材。ピアノのシンプルなメロディーが『E.T.』のテーマ曲へと変わっていく様子や、『ライオン・キング』でオスカーを受賞し、数多くの大作に携わってきたハンス・ジマーの苦悩など、知られざる映画音楽の裏側を明らかにする。
人生はシネマティック!
Music
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
僕のワンダフル・ライフ
Music
ゴールデン・レトリバーの子犬ベイリーの“最愛の人”は、自分の命を救ってくれた少年イーサ ン。それ以来、1 匹と 1 人は固い絆で結ばれていく。しかし、犬の寿命は人間よりうんと短い。 ついに、ベイリーが旅立つ日がきてしまう―はずが、彼の愛は不死身だった!ベイリーはイー サンに会いたい一心で生まれ変わりを繰り返すが、そう簡単にはイーサンと遭遇できない。よう やく 3 度目で再会を果たしたベイリーは、自ら与えられた“重要な使命”に気付く。
栄光のランナー/1936ベルリン
Music
1936年ナチス独裁政権下で開催されたベルリンオリンピックで史上初の4冠を達成したアメリカ人陸上競技選手ジェシー・オーエンスの半生を描く。貧しい家庭に生まれながら、陸上選手として中学時代から類いまれな才能を発揮していたジェシー・オーエンスは、オハイオ州立大学でコーチのラリー・スナイダーと出会い、オリンピックを目指して日々練習に励む。しかし、アメリカ国内では、ナチスに反対し、ベルリンオリンピックをボイコットする機運が高まっていた。そして黒人であるオーエンスにとって、ナチスによる人種差別政策は、当然容認できるものではなかった。オーエンス役を「グローリー 明日への行進」のステファン・ジェームス、コーチのスナイダー役を「モンスター上司」のジェイソン・サダイキスがそれぞれ演じ、オスカー俳優のジェレミー・アイアンズ、ウィリアム・ハートが脇を固める。監督は「プレデター2」のスティーブン・ホプキンス。
Despite the Falling Snow
Music
New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.
Bessie
Original Music Composer
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Dolphin Tale 2
Original Music Composer
The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.
Still Life
Music
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
Paradise
Music
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
The Right Kind of Wrong
Original Music Composer
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
ベル-ある伯爵令嬢の恋-
Music
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England
Private Peaceful
Music
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Bel Ami
Orchestrator
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Bel Ami
Original Music Composer
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
君への誓い
Music
Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Original Music Composer
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
His Way
Original Music Composer
A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub featuring interviews with friends, family and colleagues.
ワン・デイ 23年のラブストーリー
Music
真面目でしっかり者の女性エマと、自由奔放で恋多き男デクスター。1988年7月15日、スコットランドの大学の卒業式で初めて言葉を交わした2人は、お互いに心惹かれ合いながらも、結局、一線を越えぬまま一夜をともに過ごし、以後、友達同士として付き合う道を選ぶ。そして2人は、ある時は一緒に旅行に出かけたり、各自、恋の悩みを打ち明け合ったり、またある時は大げんかを繰り広げながら毎年の7月15日を過ごしていく。
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Music
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else. Then Lady Gay Spanker, a married woman also visiting at the house, is persuaded by Charles to seduce his father and thus divert his attention from Grace. Much confusion and scheming ensues.
わたしを離さないで
Original Music Composer
外界から隔絶された寄宿学校ヘールシャムで、幼いころから共に日々を過ごしてきたキャシー、ルース、トミー。普通の人とは違う“特別な存在”として生を受けたキャシーたちは、18歳のときにヘールシャムを出て、農場のコテージで共同生活を始める。
Grey Gardens
Music
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
ある公爵夫人の生涯
Original Music Composer
18世紀の英国。公爵家に嫁いだジョージアナは美貌のファッショニスタとしてセレブ界を魅了。だが公爵にとって、妻は男子後継者を産むだけの存在でしかなく、彼女の親友エリザベスを愛人に迎える。屈辱にひたすら耐えるジョージアナは、孤独な肉体を癒すように若き政治家とのスキャンダラスな愛に堕ちていく…
旅するジーンズと19歳の旅立ち
Original Music Composer
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.
Lights, Action, Music
A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.
Infamous
Original Music Composer
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
イルマーレ
Original Music Composer
海辺の別荘に2年前に投函された手紙が届く。手紙のやり取りを始めると、男は時間軸が違うと気づく。そして未来では男が死んでしまい、女はそれを回避するために行動する。男の死は免れ、2人は出会うことができた。
オリバー・ツイスト
Original Music Composer
9歳の孤児オリバー・ツイスト(バーニー・クラーク)は、救貧院で労働に従事していたが、夕食の席で「おかわり」を求め、救貧院を追放されてしまう。
きいてほしいの、あたしのこと ウィン・ディキシーのいた夏
Original Music Composer
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
クライシス・オブ・アメリカ
Original Music Composer
彼のスピーチで、アメリカの司令官ベネット・マルコは、クウェート砂漠で彼の小隊が受けた待ち伏せと、同志を救ったために名誉勲章を受け取ったレイモンド・ショー軍曹のヒロイズムについて常に語っています。 しかし、一連の悪夢が繰り返されるため、彼は軍曹のヒロイズムを疑います。 母親である論争の的となっているエレノア・プレンティス上院議員に追われたショーは、マルコの疑惑が高まり、彼が直面するすべての障害にもかかわらず、真実を見つけるために事実を調査しようとする ショーと彼のチームはホワイトハウスに到着します。
モナリザ・スマイル
Original Music Composer
1953年、ニューイングランド地方。名門女子大、ウェルズリー大学に女性教師キャサリンがカリフォルニアから赴任してくる。彼女は美術史の助教授として就任し、優秀だが米国一保守的といわれるこの大学に自立心を育てるなどの教育方法で新しい風を吹き込もうと意気込んでいた。しかし先輩教師は、学生にとって重要で価値あるものは教育よりもエリートの恋人からもらう婚約指輪、とキャサリンの考えを一蹴する。それでも彼女は期待を込めて初日の授業に臨むが、早速したたかな優等生ベティら女生徒たちの反発に翻弄されてしまう…。
白いカラス
Original Music Composer
コールマン・シルクは、世界的に尊敬されている教授だが、無意識のうちに人種差別的な発言をしてしまい、職を失ってしまう。潔白を証明するために、シルクは友人である同僚のネイサン・ザッカーマンと共に事件についての本を書くが、その過程でザッカーマンはシルクが生涯隠し続けてきた暗い秘密を知ることになる。その間、シルクは若い女性ファウニア・ファーリーと関係を持つ。彼女の苦悩に満ちた過去は、シルクが作り上げた幾重もの欺瞞を解き明かそうとしている。
Nicholas Nickleby
Music
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
The Truth About Charlie
Music
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. The more Reggie learns, the more she realizes the scope of the puzzle which she must solve to protect herself from ever-increasing danger.
ジャスティス
Music
1944年、第二次世界大戦下のドイツ。若き中尉トミー・ハートはドイツ軍に捕まり、5万人もの連合国軍捕虜が囚われているムースブルグ捕虜収容所に送られてきた。ある日、その収容所内で死体が発見される。死んでいたのは人種差別主義者として知られていたアメリカ人捕虜で、一人の黒人アメリカ兵に殺人の容疑がかけられる。ロースクールの学生だったトミーは彼の弁護を買って出るが、独自に調査を進めていくうち、収容所内でアメリカ人捕虜を仕切っていたマクナマラ大佐の存在に行き着く。
The Emperor's New Clothes
Orchestrator
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Original Music Composer
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
The Closer You Get
Music
Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?
ショコラ
Original Music Composer
古くからの伝統が根付くフランスの小さな村に、ある日謎めいた母娘がやってきてチョコレート・ショップを開店する。厳格なこの村に似つかわしくないチョコだったが、母ヴィアンヌの客の好みにあったチョコを見分ける魔法のような力で、村人たちはチョコの虜になってしまう。やがて村の雰囲気も明るく開放的なものになっていく。
バガー・ヴァンスの伝説
Original Music Composer
自殺した大富豪を父に持つ娘。戦場から戻って以来、酒浸りの生活を続けている彼女の恋人。そんな2人の前にバガー・ヴァンスと名乗る男が現われた。ロバート・レッドフォード監督の感動作。
サイダーハウス・ルール
Music
ホーマーはセント・クラウズの孤児院で生まれ育った。親代わりのラーチ院長の仕事である助産と当時は禁止されていた堕胎の仕事を手伝う彼だが、やがて自身の将来に不安を抱き始める。ある日、ホーマーは手術に訪れた若い女性キャンディとその恋人の軍人ウォリーと共に孤児院を飛び出した。彼はウォリーの誘いで彼の母親オリーヴが経営するリンゴ園で働き、収穫人たちの宿舎サイダーハウスで暮らし始めるが・・・。
Ratcatcher
Original Music Composer
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Home Fries
Original Music Composer
Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather's mistress, Sally. She works at a fast-food drive-through, she's pregnant and Dorian quickly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his scheming mother wants Sally dead. And Sally isn't sure she wants Dorian to be her child's father and also his brother.
愛されし者
Music
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
美女と野獣 ベルの素敵なプレゼント
Songs
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
美女と野獣 ベルの素敵なプレゼント
Original Music Composer
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
恋におぼれて
Original Music Composer
アメリカ中西部の星のよく見える町に住む天文学者のサム。あるときニューヨークに滞在していた幼馴染かつ恋人のリンダが突然、地元にもう帰ってこない旨の手紙を送ってきた。どういうことなのか知るためリンダの所在を調べ直行したところ、なんとリンダは別の男と同棲していた。また自分に振り向いてくれることを信じ、リンダが現在同棲している家の向いのアパートを借りて監視することにした。そしてサムはカメラマンとコラージュ・アーティストをしている女性、マギーと出会う。マギーはなんとリンダと同棲しているアントンの元恋人だという。マギーはフラれた仕返しに恋人を奪い仕事を乗っ取ってやろうと画策していた。リンダとアントンの仲を引き裂くという利害の一致がした2人は、共同で監視するため共同生活を送ることになった。アントンの経営するレストラン内で嫌がらせをするなどしていたがあるとき、マギーはアントンが自分にも見せたことの無い笑顔を見る。それらに傷つきながら奇抜な計画を実行していたがあるときからサムはマギーに惹かれていきかくゆうマギーもサムに惹かれていった。そしてリンダとアントンを別れさせる計画をしているうちに自分らの想いが事実だと気付き、2人は過去にとらわれることをやめた。
マイ・ルーム
Original Music Composer
病気に冒されつつある姉との久しぶりの対面、反抗的な息子との葛藤を通して、家族の愛と絆の素晴らしさが綴られた感動作。
Emma エマ
Original Music Composer
19世紀、イングランドのハイベリー。優雅な生活を送る良家の娘エマは、良縁や幸せな結婚こそいちばんと考え、周囲の人々の恋のキューピッド役を務めるのが何よりの楽しみ。自分の家庭教師の結婚をうまく取り持ったエマは続いて友人ハリエットの恋の相手として、エルトン牧師に狙いを定めて計画を練るが、しかし牧師が結婚したがっているのが自分だと知り、計画から手を引く。エマは新たに、別の男女を仲介しようとするが……。
Emma エマ
Orchestrator
19世紀、イングランドのハイベリー。優雅な生活を送る良家の娘エマは、良縁や幸せな結婚こそいちばんと考え、周囲の人々の恋のキューピッド役を務めるのが何よりの楽しみ。自分の家庭教師の結婚をうまく取り持ったエマは続いて友人ハリエットの恋の相手として、エルトン牧師に狙いを定めて計画を練るが、しかし牧師が結婚したがっているのが自分だと知り、計画から手を引く。エマは新たに、別の男女を仲介しようとするが……。
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Original Music Composer
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.
パルーカヴィル
Music
ラス、シド、ジェリーの3人組は一攫千金を狙って、深夜、宝石店に忍び込むが、間違って隣のパン屋に入ってしまう。コーヒーショップで反省会を開いた後、歩いている彼らの前にフラフラ運転の現金輸送車が現れた。脇道に突っ込んで止まった輸送車に忍び寄ると、老人の運転手が心臓発作で苦しんでいる。金を奪うか、どうするか迷った挙げ句、結局、3人は...
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Music
A cross country trip to Hollywood is cut short by an unreliable engine & an unpleasant encounter with law enforcement. With the power of drag, three self proclaimed career-girls bring a bit of much needed beauty to rural middle America!
スモーク
Original Music Composer
アメリカを代表する作家ポール・オースターが書き下ろした原作を基に、男たちの中に隠された哀しいロマンティシズムを描いた都会の物語。14年間毎朝同じ時刻に店の前で写真を撮り続けている煙草屋の店長オーギー、彼の馴染みの客で突然の事故により出産まもない妻を失って以来ペンを持てずにいる作家のポール、彼が車に跳ねられそうになった所を助けた黒人少年ラシードの3人を軸に、ブルックリンのとある煙草屋に集まる男達女達の日常を、過去と現在を、嘘と本当を巧みに交差させながら進んでゆく。
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
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A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame for the fire that destroys his workplace. Garet, the real arsonist, is apalled that someone else would try to take credit for his act of love. Before long, Sergio and Garet become entangled in a zany love-quadrangle involving Hattie and Stephanie. Written by Brian Whiting
ケロッグ博士
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『ミシシッピー・バーニング』のアラン・パーカー監督が、健康病ともいえる現代人をシニカルに描いたコメディ話題作。コーンフレークの発明者・ケロッグ博士の療養所の奇妙な世界とは……。
War of the Buttons
Music
War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.
オンリー・ユー
Music
子供の頃の占いで“運命の人”の存在を告げられ、今でも密かに信じているロマンチストなフェイス。婚約者にかかってきた電話を偶然取ってビックリ!その男性はなんと運命の人と同じ名前だった。フェイスは彼の後を追ってイタリアへ飛ぶが…。 運命の愛を信じる全ての人に捧げるファンタスティック・ラブ・ストーリー。
Great Moments in Aviation
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The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.
Sirens
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In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela, sensual Pru and virginal Giddy.
ジョイ・ラック・クラブ
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移民として故郷の中国から苦難の人生を背負って生き抜いてきた4人の母親と、アメリカ人として生まれ育った4人の娘たちの世代間の相違と心の絆を描いた群像劇。エイミー・タンの同名ベストセラー小説を、「夜明けのスローボート」の女性監督ウェイン・ワンが映画化。 ロサンゼルス。聡明なスーユアン、リーダー格のリンド、芯の強いアンメイ、気品あるインインの同世代の4人の女性は、マージャン卓を囲んで食事をしたりおしゃべりをしたりする会″ジョイ・ラック・クラブ″を作っていた。アメリカに移住して30年、2ケ月前に他界した母スーユアンの代わりに会合に出席したジューンは、故国に残してきた双子の姉の存在が、母の死に際し語られる。居ても立っても居られぬジェーンは、まだ見ぬ姉たちを訪ねる……。
Friends
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The beginning of the end of the apartheid era in South Africa is seen through the perspectives of three female friends: Sophie, who is of English descent; Aninka, who is an Afrikaner; and Thoko, who is black.
妹の恋人
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ベニーには、自閉症気味の妹ジューンがいた。ある日彼らの前にサムという、サイレント映画に憧れる不思議な雰囲気を持つ青年が現れる。無口なサムのパントマイムは、たちまちジューンの心を開いていくが……。
Ethan Frome
Music
Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is a beautiful, spirited person. She and Ethan fall in love much to the dismay of Zeena.
Used People
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At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl...
Rebecca's Daughters
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Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesting about the rates of a tollgate run by The Whitman Turnpike Trust, headed by the drunken Lord Sarn. So Raine dons a mask and, calling himself Rebecca, instructs his followers to dress as women as they attack the tolls, leading the common people to victory over their masters.
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
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Join the BBC cameras as they go behind the glitter of Buckingham Palace and the pomp of Windsor Castle for a close-up look at the minutia of the monarchy. Culled from a year of unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth II, the documentary trails the queen as she interacts one-on-one with her family, her staff, her public, and international heads of state. Go behind closed doors for Christmas with the royal family, eavesdrop on cocktail chatter with Ron and Nancy Reagan, and catch unguarded moments when the queen pilots her own jeep or romps with her dogs. Elizabeth R. is a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the everyday life of a queen.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her straitlaced family's wishes.
Life Is Sweet
Music
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
Shoot To Kill
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Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly without warning (the so-called shoot-to-kill policy); the organised fabrication of false accounts of the events; and the difficulties created for the inquiry team in their investigation.
Sometime in August
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Neil's beach holiday with the Middleton family turns sour over his refusal to bathe. The situation is resolved by an old woman and a cat.
The Widowmaker
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The Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV Network and aired on 29 December 1990. It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards.
The Woman in Black
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When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing.
The Short & Curlies
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A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...
1914 All Out
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A village cricket team plays its last match before most of its players go off to fight in World War I, confident that "it will all be over by Christmas".
Four Days in July
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Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm that is everyday life in Northern Ireland.
Last Day of Summer
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A young woman moves into a hippy commune and spends an idyllic summer with the young brother of one of the residents.