The Blue Pearl (1951)
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Runtime : 1H 39M
Director : Ishirō Honda
Sinopse
Though recognized worldwide almost exclusively for his colorful kaiju fare, director Ishirō Honda (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra) was a natural humanist with a particular understanding of the relationship between people and their social environs. His debut fiction feature, The Blue Pearl (Aoi Shinju) – virtually unseen in the west until now – depicts the melodramatic, but keenly-observed interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life. Nonetheless, Honda provides equal weight to their desires and their ambitions to break free from the social mold imposed upon them from birth.
O edifício mais alto e seguro do mundo está em chamas e Will, um perito em segurança que ali se deslocou em trabalho, é injustamente culpado pelo incêndio. Em fuga, Will tem de encontrar os culpados e salvar a família, presa dentro do edifício.
Alex, fotógrafo de uma revista de viagens, e Colin, uma autora de best-sellers, juntam-se para encontrar uma incrível pérola. Com ambas as carreiras em jogo, a caça em um vale de Fiji pode levá-los a encontrar o único tesouro que realmente importa.
A poor Mexican diver discovers a valuable pearl in the ocean, but it brings his family only trouble
Desesperado pela doença do filho, o camponês Eufemio rouba uma pérola da imagem de Santa Lucía na igreja do povoado. Alguns turistas testemunham e fotografam o roubo e Eufemio fica a ponto de ser linchado por seus vizinhos.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.
Uma garota pobre é forçada a roubar para viver. Depois que ela rouba o colar de uma rica dama da sociedade, ela se esconde na casa de um homem que acaba por ser ex-noivo da socialite.
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary! The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
Lovely Anita dreams of escaping the monotony of her island home and sailing to bustling Havana. But when her abusive father promises her to the greasy local merchant, Anita does everything in her power to make her dream a reality.
A silent, surreal short involving a man buying a pearl necklace. He meets a woman who also desires the necklace.
There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interested in the mysterious Fay. Invited to the house of Mrs. Webley, Fay is again the center of attention for Arthur and Elton with her leaning towards stuffy old Elton. When Arthur sees Charles, Fay's Butler, lurking in the gardens, he remembers that Charles was a thief caught in Monte Carlo and he figures that Fay may be more interested in the pearls of Mrs. Webley, which she is. After Fay takes the pearls, but before she can toss them out the window, she is caught by Arthur who is very disappointed in how things are turning out.
A pearl stolen from an Indian idol results in nothing but trouble for its owner. After he receives death threats by note pinned to a dagger, he decides to gather his relatives in his old mansion for a reading of his will. Unfortunately, the family members are being mysteriously bumped off one by one. The butler and an heiress set out to discover what's going on.
The curse of a shark god follows a group of people who have violated a sacred jungle idol.
Though recognized worldwide almost exclusively for his colorful kaiju fare, director Ishirō Honda (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra) was a natural humanist with a particular understanding of the relationship between people and their social environs. His debut fiction feature, The Blue Pearl (Aoi Shinju) – virtually unseen in the west until now – depicts the melodramatic, but keenly-observed interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life. Nonetheless, Honda provides equal weight to their desires and their ambitions to break free from the social mold imposed upon them from birth.
