When William Gridley arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's house from her and promptly begins to fall in love. Gridley doesn't know that many people think she killed her husband but his boss, the American ambassador, knows and doesn't take this lapse of judgement lightly. Since Carly is also American, Gridley saves his job by introducing her to the ambassador, who is promptly smitten and promises to help her. So when a Scotland Yard detective arrives, wanting to get to the truth one way or another, they say they'll help him. And then the comedic complications really begin.
几个芝加哥大学附属医院高材生,在好奇心的驱使下,策划了一场探索死亡奥秘的疯狂实验。他们轮流躺在手术室里进入死亡状态,再由其他守护的同学将自己救活。这场惊险又刺激的死亡穿梭,在一个漆黑的深夜里一步步的开始了。
第一个进行测试的纳尔逊(基弗·萨瑟兰 Kiefer Sutherland 饰)在“死”去之后,遇见了因他的侮辱而死去的男孩。死而复生后的纳尔逊,虽然各种感官都变得更加敏锐和灵敏,却陷入深深的梦魇之中;接受实验的第二个人是好色的乔(威廉·鲍德温 William Baldwin 饰),他见到了各种色情场面,并且遇见了曾虐待过的女孩;紧接着,戴维(凯文·贝肯 Kevin Bacon 饰)也接受了实验,他则将死亡实验延迟到了两分钟;女学生蕾切尔(朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰)更是在死亡时间里,重温了父亲自杀的经过。在体验过死亡世界之后,那些挥之不去的往日记忆开始无孔不入的侵占他们的一切。
疗养院的老太太薇拉连人带轮椅滚下了楼梯,当场毙命。护理她的保姆桃乐丝(凯西•贝茨 Kathy Bates 饰)手持凶器站在旁边。桃乐丝是唯一的嫌疑人。原来,桃乐丝是薇拉雇佣了40年的女佣,由于她饱受主人的责骂和变态要求,所以这起案件很容易被导向怀恨在心、伺机报复的谋杀。警方一直想把她定罪,判处她20年徒刑。这个案子惊动了桃乐丝远在纽约做记者的女儿莎琳娜(詹妮弗•杰森•李 Jennifer Jason Leigh 饰)。她亲自参与案件的追踪,再度与离散多年的母亲重逢,共同生活了几日。这令她不得不回首阴暗往事,而桃乐丝也总是恍然回忆起女儿小时候的样子。与此同时,一个恶魔般的身影也随之被记忆唤醒。那是她的丈夫,经常对她实施暴力。在忍无可忍之际,她做出了最后的反击……
亚历(文森特•佩雷斯 Vincent Perez 饰)快要结婚了。在他的观念中,一上床就意味着爱的结束。这都是因为小时候他看见妈妈不停更换性伴侣造成的阴影。当他看到舞姿动人的芳芳(苏菲•玛索 Sophie Marceau饰),心里燃起了真爱的火焰。亚历决定,他要追求芳芳,但不去涉及情欲。 芳芳也爱上了亚历,然而亚历和她完全是精神恋爱,令芳芳非常苦恼。亚历为了接近芳芳,住在她房间隔壁,装上单面玻璃观察芳芳每天的生活。看着她换上舞服、抬起舞步,做各种鬼怪的表情,却没有勇气打破二人的界限。这面玻璃,成了亚历的一堵心墙。 到底还要等多久,才能有情人终成眷属?芳芳终于发现了亚历的秘密,然而亚历能不能消解心结?
This is an interesting yet bizarre little tale of a fictional (as far as I know, anyway) experiment performed during the Stalin-controlled years in the USSR. The main character is changed from a woman into a man. This is part of a larger plan to change more women into men and have a stronger work-forcearmy, etc. It's a very in-depth character study of the main character, who tries to fit into a world that she (now 'he') doesn't really understand, especially since she's now a man ... Stalin dislikes the results of the experiments and has the scientist killed. The main character then goes off to live a life as a simple, unknown everyday Soviet, but is inexplicably drawn into larger and larger schemes (somewhat reminiscent of Forrest Gump in that way). (s)He has run-ins with different important characters, including his ex-boyfriend from his days of being a woman, as well as going on a demented quest for the nurse with whom he possibly fell in love after the operation... However, he is trapped in his life as an important Soviet married man, and in the end makes a huge sacrifice for his country (unwillingly), and the movie goes from there to an ending that is possibly happy, yet still somehow incredibly depressing.
《美版中毒》改编2002年李秉宪与李美妍主演的同名韩国电影《中毒》。
一场交通事故,让杰西卡(莎拉·米歇尔·盖拉 Sarah Michelle Gellar 饰)的丈夫瑞恩(迈克尔·兰德斯 Michael Landes 饰)和小叔子瑞曼(李·佩斯 Lee Pace 饰)陷入昏迷,并被告知又变成植物人的危险。但在数月后瑞曼先醒了过来,这使杰西卡看到了丈夫也康复如初的一线希望。而瑞曼竟对杰西卡说,他就是丈夫瑞恩。开始杰西卡并没有相信,但瑞曼的处事方法越来越像瑞曼,并说了很只有瑞恩才知道的秘密。杰西卡陷入了深深的矛盾之中:一方面她难以接受和灵魂的转移;另一方面,她又感觉到了丈夫的气息和模糊的幸福。似乎如同中毒一般不可救药的爱情就要开始了。而与此同时,医院内的瑞恩似乎有了复苏的迹象……
Moving to Portland, Oregon and finding work in food service is easy for Paul and Ramona. A struggling musician without bandmates, Paul becomes introverted and moody. Ramona's friend from college introduces her to a new social circle and she goes out while Paul stays home. When Ramona confronts turning thirty, it's time to grow beyond old routines and her relationship with Paul comes to a head. Paul and Ramona, a young couple in need of a change, move to Portland, Oregon from their hometown of Boise. Upon arriving, they sublet an apartment and begin to familiarize themselves with the city. While finding work is easy (Ramona begins waitressing, while Paul gets a job at a coffee shop), change is difficult. Their life in this new city seems to be on repeat. When their car breaks down and a tandem bicycle becomes their primary means of transportation, Ramona refuses to ride. A struggling musician, Paul, spends most of his time at home, steadily becoming introverted and moody, while Ramona, at the insistence of a co-worker, is thrust into a new social circle, where she begins an affair with a co-worker. Ramona and Paul’s relationship implodes after she confesses and in the ensuing conflict, she impulsively leaves to stay with a friend. Paul, desperate to work through the pain of the split, befriends a quirky barista named Ali. This friendship gives him a chance to begin to heal and inspires him to focus on expression through his music.