橄榄树之恋
Cabella Oil and Brandini's have been competing oil ranches for decades. However, it wasn't always this way. Founders Raphael Brandini and Frank Cabella once worked harmoniously together, until their relationship fractured, causing them to split their joint ranch into two. Feisty and competitive heir to homegrown operated Cabella Oil, Nicole Cabella is determined to prove she's ready to take the reins of her family's business. And she's all set to initiate a renovation plan that will allow her to expand Cabella to the next level. All set, until Jake Brandini re-appears in Sunset Valley, that is. Corporate attorney Jake is sidetracked from his day-job when he's called back to the juggernaut Brandini ranch due to a family emergency. While there, Jake identifies a land dispute at the border between the Cabella and Brandini properties. Having been neglectful to his own family company, he decides to win back the land for them. In doing so, he re-ignites the rivalry between both factions, as Nicole refuses to concede to his claim on the land. Instead of pursuing a long and costly court battle, the local Sunset Valley judge proposes an unconventional manner of deciding the land's ownership whichever ranch wins the annual Sunset Valley Olive Oil Competition wins the land. The Brandini's have won three consecutive years, so Jake is confident in accepting the challenge, though he personally has no experience manufacturing oil. On the other hand, Nicole has oil in her blood, but she'll have to conquer her own self-doubt if she wants to be victorious. As Jake and Nicole work towards creating their respective olive oil submissions, while enjoying the annual Fall Festival as they do, they discover they may have more in common than they realized - and sparks begin to fly.
最后生机
贝诗(Kathleen Robertson)是个单亲妈妈,与必须以轮椅代步的儿子北京住在高速公路旁。在贝诗开朗的外表下,绝望的念头越来越重。而黛安娜(Andrea Roth)育有两女,在广告公司拥有极成功的事业。她的生活目的在让全家人快乐,唯一的焦虑是超越上司的光芒。在艳阳高张的夏日郊区,这两个女人的生命产生了莫名的交迭与碰撞。当警察赶去救援,倒叙的两条线逐渐拼凑出这件悲剧发生的真相…  这部戏里,你可以看到两个故事,两个人的生活其实是平行的、现实上是无交集的。  一个是商场上的女强人,一个是社会边缘弱势的单亲妈妈,因为早上一个超车事件,成了事件的导火线。这个单亲妈妈失去了工作、孩子、甚至是生命....对照了另一个升等、充满希望的女人,故事有点悲哀。  这部片子充分展现了现代都会妇女面对的现况,我们看到了女人对于工作、对于家庭,不惜代价全心付出的拼劲。  影片介绍说是一部惊悚片,是有点夸张了,不过片子给人的气氛,的确让人感受到都市生活原原本本的无情、现实和莫名且庞大压力。这种压力比惊悚片更让人神经紧绷,时间是这个片子两个主角争取机会的钥匙,失去时间的人,结果就是输家,命运是很惨酷的。就是有人总是抢不到车道错过了交流道出口、抢不到车位、遇到交通管制、道路施工、错失了快递.........最后竟早到达人生的终点。  这不是一部看了会好心情的电影,不过,你可以了解强者生存的真实人生,你准备下交流道了吗 你只有一次机会,千万别错过了出口。
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