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Monster
(2003, USA / Germany) |
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| Director: |
Patty Jenkins |
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Casts: |
Charlize
Theron
Christina Ricci |
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Introduction and Story :
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Why, I had known what is love.
In 1986, a serial murder happened. The killer, Aileen Wuornos
killed 6 men in 9 months. This
movie is based on a real story
of Aileen Wuonos, who was executed
last year in Florida.
To perform the first female serial
killer in the US, Charlize
Theron gained 20 lbs. With stiff hair
and spotty face in her makeup, Theron devoted to the roll.
She won theAcademy Award for
best actress and also the Best
Actress Golden Globe Award.
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Nearing suicidal despair, Wuornos wanders into a Florida bar, where she meets
Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a young woman sent by her parents to live with
an aunt in order to "cure her homosexuality." Wuornos?victim of a tragic, abusive
upbringing?quickly falls in love, and clings to Selby like a life preserver.
Unable to find a legitimate job but desperate to sustain her relationship with
Selby, Wuornos continues working as a prostitute. When one of her johns turns
violent, Wuornos shoots the man in self-defense; the first in her tragic string
of killings.
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| Official
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http://www.gaga.ne.jp/monster/
Distributors: GAGA Communications Inc.
G-Cinema group
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| Information: |
On
screen from September 2004 at Cinema Rise and other theaters. |
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