《一代骄马》根据真实的故事改编。
潘妮·切纳里(黛安·莲恩 Diane Lane 饰)原本是一个普通的家庭主妇。对赛马几乎一窍不通的她,却在哥哥和丈夫的反对声中,从患病的父亲手中接管了位于弗吉尼亚州的养马场。尽管其时马场已亏损多时,但她依然不得不在居家的科罗拉多州和马场所在的弗吉尼亚州之间疲于奔命。为了觅得良马,潘妮特地找来告老还乡的驯马师路西安(约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰),这个总是诸多抱怨的老头却对门外汉潘妮另眼相待。潘妮一眼相中马场里一匹一出生打个滚居然就能站立的栗色小马驹,起名为“秘书”。在路西安的个性训练下,“秘书”初出茅庐就一鸣惊人。它快如闪电、奔跃如飞,像个战士一般,甚至会为了赛场地面的震动而兴奋不已。终于到了决一胜败的时刻,“秘书”会顶着所有压力,不辜负潘妮的期望,成为25年来第一匹赢得美国三冠大赛的赛马么?
本片基于真实历史故事改编。1942年1月,日本战争机器的铁蹄席卷东南亚。在这里,有一个叫做新不列颠的岛屿上,有一座天主教传教站,这里的澳大利亚护士们克服种种困难的条件,悉心照顾手上的澳大利亚士兵。(文/life_is_good@YDY)
January, 1942. The Japanese war machine thunders across South East Asia. In its path,on the island of New Britain, lies a tiny Catholic mission station, Vunapope. Here a handful of Australian nurses take refuge with wounded Australian soldiers.
Sisters of War is inspired by the true story of two extraordinary Australian women, Lorna Whyte,(now Lorna Johnston) an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from country New South Wales who was stationed at Vunapope. Although they were two very different women, their friendship would survive the perilous events that followed.Sisters of War is adapted from wartime diaries and interviews with Lorna, Sister Berenice and others who witnessed these events. The story of their captivity, their extraordinary courage and their will to prevail has never been told.