The Primary Instinct (2015)
Gênero : Drama, Documentário
Runtime : 1H 13M
Director : David Chen
Sinopse
Actor Stephen Tobolowsky has acted in over 200 TV shows and films over the past 40 years, possessing one of the most dazzlingly diverse filmographies on the planet. But even more compelling than the stories he's been apart of onscreen are those he tells offscreen. In 'The Primary Instinct,' Stephen plays himself and uses the art of storytelling to take the audience through a riveting and moving journey about life, love, and Hollywood. Along the way, he just may answer one of the questions that's dogged humanity since the beginning of time: Why do we tell stories in the first place?
Numa Los Angeles em meio aos anos 20, um dublê sofre um acidente que o leva à um hospital gravemente ferido. Com uma fratura na perna e psicologicamente instável, o homem encontra uma garotinha com o braço quebrado. Ele começa, então, a contar uma delirante história fantástica sobre heróis míticos em um mundo sinistro. Ao passo que a história se desenrola e as emoções dos personagens transcendem, a linha entre realidade e imaginação começa a se partir.
Inglaterra. Mrs. G (Eva Green) é professora de uma austera escola para garotas. Enquanto a maioria das professoras são severas e rígidas, Mrs. G é uma mulher a frente de seu tempo, com espírito jovem e aventureiro, fazendo questão de transmitir isso para suas alunas. Mas, o destino está prestes a mudar, quando a jovem e bela Fiamma (Maria Valverde), uma estudante espanhola, se matrícula na escola. A garota insiste em preservar sua independência o que chama a atenção de Mrs. G. Conforme os laços se tornam mais íntimos, segredos e mentiras virão à tona com a descoberta de que a relação entre professora e aluna é mais do que simplesmente acadêmica.
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