Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.
《耶稣基督:走出埃及》是《夜访吸血鬼》作者安妮·赖斯(Anne Rice)“耶稣基督系列”的第一部,讲述了7岁的耶稣和他的家人离开埃及回到拿撒勒,发现了自己出生的真相、以及自己的使命。还有第二部名叫《通往迦南的道路》(The Road To Cana),而第三部《天堂王国》(The Kingdom of Heaven)则还在创作当中。 《耶稣基督:走出埃及》由克里斯·哥伦布(Chris Columbus)的1492影业和CJ娱乐公司制作,导演是曾执导过《被投石处死的索拉雅》(The Stoning of Soraya M)的赛勒斯·诺拉斯特(Cyrus Nowrasteh),而编剧则是赛勒斯·诺拉斯特和他妻子。
Based on one of the major literary texts survived from the Middle Kingdom, the classical period of Egyptian literature, The Eloquent Peasant is a combination of a moralityfolk tale and a poem. The events are set between 2160 and 2025 BC. When the peasant Khun-anup and his donkey stumble upon the lands of the noble Rensi, the peasant’s goods are confiscated and he’s unjustly accused of theft. The peasant petitions Rensi who is so taken by the peasant’s eloquence that he report his astonishing discovery to the king. The king realises the peasant has been wronged but delays judgement so as to he can hear more of his eloquence. The peasant makes a total of nine petitions until finally, his goods are returned.
丹(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)拥有着人人羡慕的幸福家庭,他和妻子贝丝(安妮·阿彻 Anne Archer 饰)之间的感情稳固而又长久,女儿艾伦(Ellen Hamilton Latzen 饰)更是机灵可爱。一次偶然中,不只是鬼迷心窍还是怎地, 丹竟然和一个名叫艾利克斯(格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰)的女人有了一段露水情缘,回家后面对妻儿,丹的内心充满了愧疚,他暗暗发誓,绝不让背叛再度发生。 可惜艾利克斯并不同意但的看法,表面上,她是一个成熟稳重的知性派,可骨子里,艾利克斯却拥有着超越常人的偏执和固执,为了满足自己的私欲,她不断的骚扰着丹及其家庭,很快,这种骚扰变升级成为了犯罪。面对来势汹汹的艾利克斯,丹会选择怎样的对策来保护他的家庭呢?