네온 (2016)
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 1시간 23분
연출 : Lawrence Johnston
시놉시스
A film celebrating the beauty and romance, the art and science of neon: visually stunning, one of the most environmentally friendly forms of lighting ever made, and endangered – LED is slowly but surely taking its place around the globe. Vivid, beautiful and insightful, Neon is the story of this noble element that has so profoundly coloured the modern world.
모델을 꿈꾸며 네온사인으로 빛나는 도시 LA에 정착한 소녀 ‘제시’(엘르 패닝)는 꾸미지 않고도 넋을 빼앗는 묘한 아름다움으로 단숨에 탑 모델로 주목 받는다. 하지만 그녀를 질투하는 여자들은 점점 ‘제시’의 완벽한 미모를 향해 집착하고 결국 ‘제시’는 그들이 준비한 위험한 파티에 초대받게 되는데…
환락과 폭력으로 물든 도시 방콕에서 복싱장을 운영하는 ‘줄리안’(라이언 고슬링)은 마약밀매를 하던 형 ‘빌리’가 잔인하게 살해당하자 범인을 찾아 나선다. 아들의 장례식을 위해 방콕으로 온 ‘크리스탈’(크리스틴 스콧 토마스)은 ‘줄리안’에게 형을 죽인 사람을 찾아 당장 죽일 것을 지시한다. ‘빌리’의 죽음의 이유를 찾던 ‘줄리안’은 형의 죽음의 배후에 ‘악마’라 불리는 전직 경찰 ‘챙’이 연루되어 있음을 알게 되는데…
Liam Liu unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He's not very appreciative of his Chinese roots and at first only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of the Chinese culture and ends up having some big decisions to make
A film celebrating the beauty and romance, the art and science of neon: visually stunning, one of the most environmentally friendly forms of lighting ever made, and endangered – LED is slowly but surely taking its place around the globe. Vivid, beautiful and insightful, Neon is the story of this noble element that has so profoundly coloured the modern world.
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