Temptations of a Great City (1911)
장르 : 드라마
상영시간 : 41분
연출 : August Blom
시놉시스
Mrs. Hellertz is distraught about her son Aage, who – in spite of a good pay and generous support from home – manages to spend every penny on debauchery in the night life. He indebts himself deeply and falls into the clutches of a malicious loan shark who is out for Mrs. Hellertz's fortune. To complicate things further, Aage starts a relationship with the loan shark's beautiful daughter.
모두 행복하게 살아가는 평화로운 왕국에 고혹적인 아름다움을 지닌 새 왕비가 들어온다. 하지만 왕비를 맞이하고 얼마 뒤, 갑자기 왕이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 왕비는 직접 왕국을 지배하지만 자신의 미모만이 관심사인 왕비의 사치와 낭비벽으로 왕국은 파산 위기에 처한다. 왕비에겐 파산 직전의 왕국보다 더 큰 골치덩어리가 있었으니, 눈처럼 하얀 피부, 앵두 같이 빨간 입술, 머리는 어두운 밤처럼 까만 아름다운 18살 소녀 백설공주였다. 세상에서 가장 아름다운 여자가 되고 싶었던 왕비는 10년이 넘도록 백설공주를 가둬놓고 밖으로 나가지 못하게 했다. 그러던 어느 날 도둑으로 둔갑한 일곱 난쟁이들에게 굴욕을 당한 발렌시아 왕국의 앤드류 왕자가 왕비를 찾아와 도움을 청한다. 훈훈한 외모와 부유한 경제력까지 모두 갖춘 완벽남을 만난 왕비는 인생역전을 꿈꾸며 왕자와의 결혼을 추진한다. 하지만 왕자는 백설공주에게 첫눈에 반하고, 분노한 왕비는 공주를 없애기로 한다. 아무도 없는 깊은 숲 속에서 길을 잃은 백설공주는 일곱 난쟁이들로 인해 겨우 목숨을 구한다. 숲으로 쫓겨난 백설공주는 일곱 난쟁이들의 스페셜 멘토링을 받으며 빼앗긴 왕국을 되찾고 진정한 공주로 거듭나기 위해 기막힌 작전을 세우기 시작하는데…
학비와 생활비를 감당하지 못해 고심 중이던 19살의 여대생 로라는 인터넷에서 즐거운 시간을 함께 할 여학생을 찾고 있다는 중년 남자의 글을 읽게 된다. 1시간에 100유로를 준다는 말에 딱 한 번 만이라는 다짐을 하며 호텔에서 그와 만나는 로라. 하지만 그것은 헤어나올 수 없는 사이클의 시작일 뿐! 프랑스를 충격에 빠뜨린 실화! 그녀의 솔직하고 과감한 이야기가 시작된다!
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
네 명의 젊은 친구들이 과테말라 시골에서 두 달 동안 하루 1달러로 살기 시작한다. 비디오 카메라만으로 무장한 그들은 벼랑 끝에서 살아남기 위해 굶주림, 기생충, 극심한 재정적 스트레스와 싸운다.
The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea completely changes her and her family.
길거리 농구 대회에 나가고 싶지만 처참한 상태인 Dax가 거리 농구의 전설 엉클 드류를 만난다. 엉클 드류는 자기의 팀을 새로 꾸리는 것을 조건으로 Dax의 제안을 받아들인다. 그렇게 Dax와 엉클 드류는 팀원 모집에 나선다.
40세가 되어가는 중년 커플 피트와 데비의 인생과 그들의 관계에 스트레스를 더해주는 그들의 직업, 딸들의 관한 내용. 세스 로건과 캐서린 헤이글이 출연했던 《사고친 후에》의 스핀오프 작이다.
되는 일 없이 점점 꼬여만 가는 인생이 답답한 플로리다의 싱글녀 ‘애나’. 그녀의 절친은 자신감을 되찾아야 할 때라며 ‘애나’를 여성 전용 파이트 클럽으로 데려간다. 싸워본 적도 없고 싸우는 것도 싫은 그녀는 얼떨결에 클럽의 일원이 되고 어느 날, 무소불위 강자 ‘올리비아’가 자존심을 건드리자 충동적으로 결투를 신청하는데… 언니들의 미친 맞짱이 시작된다!
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