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''Mary Reilly'' is a 1996 American film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. The movie was written by Christopher Hampton and adapted from the novel ''Mary Reilly'' by Valerie Martin (itself inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''). This was the re-teaming of director Frears, screenwriter Hampton, and actors Malkovich and Glenn Close, all of whom were involved in the Oscar-winning ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988). ==Plot== Mary Reilly is a servant in the home of Dr. Henry Jekyll. A friendship between Mary and the doctor develops, which becomes an attraction. The doctor takes an interest in Mary, confiding in her and she in him; specifically she tells him of abuse she suffered at her father's hands. After Mary and the Doctor spend a considerable time talking one morning as she brings him his breakfast; the head of the household staff, Mr Poole challenges Mary's story that the two of them were discussing the planting a garden, thinking that she lied. Upon being discreetly questioned by Poole, the doctor deftly covers for Mary and says that the garden they talked about is "the very thing" needed in the house. However, the household is thrown into turmoil when the master announces he will be getting an assistant. The staff speculate on his employment and origins, as he is never fully seen and remains a mystery. While delivering his breakfast, Jekyll asks her to deliver a letter to a Mrs. Farraday, the madam of a whorehouse. The madam agrees to let an apartment to the doctor's assistant, who is the sinister Edward Hyde. Curious, Mary follows him into the doctor's lab one night, where she witnesses Hyde handing over a cheque for blood money. She then hides in the lab because the exit door is locked. She is terrified as Hyde discovers her hiding place, but he merely throws her a key. The next morning, she finds Jekyll in the yard with a sprained ankle. The following morning, Jekyll wakes her with another letter for Mrs. Farraday. When she arrives at the brothel, the madam is furious. She shows Mary the room that has been let to Hyde, which is covered in blood. Mary returns to the house with a blood stained handkerchief of Jekyll's, as well as a message from Farraday promising to do what is necessary to conceal the bloody event. Mary finally meets the enigmatic Edward Hyde (Who has a strong resemblance to Jekyll) and finds herself drawn towards his passionate nature. However, she is also upset when he reveals that he knows intimate details about her conversations with the Doctor. In turn, Mary, challenges the Doctor about this and the doctor claims that while he made notes about their conversations out of habit. He asserts that Hyde looked at the Doctor's notes without his knowledge. The next day, when delivering Jekyll's breakfast, he asks her to accompany Hyde on an errand. They visit the slaughterhouse yard to collect organs for the doctor's research. Upon their return, Hyde torments Mary, asking if she is aware of how much Jekyll longs to touch her. While fetching tea for Hyde, she answers the door to find Mrs. Farraday, who insists on seeing Jekyll. Jekyll is not pleased to see Farraday, who demands more money for her continued silence. Mary leaves them alone, but while watering the garden, she notices the lights in the lab go out. Investigating, she discovers a small pool of blood on the theater table. She does not see Hyde, who is hidden and has killed Mrs Farraday. Mary receives a letter informing her that her mother has died. Intending to give her mother a proper burial, she goes out into the fog to find a funeral parlor. She is grabbed in an alley by Hyde, who is being chased by mounted police. He hides behind her as they rush by. He thanks her for being in the right place at the right time, and kisses her before leaving. When she returns to the house, she questioned by the police, in connection to the murder of Jekyll's school friend, Sir Danvers Carew, a Member of Parliament. Asked if she has seen Hyde in the last 24 hours, Mary lies that she has not. Jekyll later tells her she should not have risked so much by lying for Hyde. Danvers may have been "corrupt and frivolous," the doctor says, but he ''never'' deserved to be murdered. Jekyll has dismissed Hyde and given him money to disappear. When delivering breakfast, she is surprised to discover Hyde in the doctor's bed. She tries to raise the alarm, but he stops her. Hyde then reveals to her his true nature. He explains that the doctor injects himself with a serum; a cure for his depression, and that Hyde is the resulting cure. He in turn injects the 'antidote' to resume being Jekyll. He said that he now has the ability to appear without the aid of Jekyll's serum. Hyde then tries to persuade her to have sex with him. Shocked, Mary wishes to leave. He releases her, and she joins her colleagues in the kitchen. They are interrupted by Jekyll. who orders Poole to take a sample of a potion to the chemist's and ask them to analyze it. He is to wait until they are successful, as this is a matter of life and death. Unfortunately, Poole returns unsuccessfully. Mary packs her things to leave, but on her way out, she decides to visit the lab. Hyde attacks her, smashing bottles all around. He holds a knife to her throat, but does not kill her. He says that he always knew that Mary "would be the death of us." He then injects himself with the antidote, and Mary is forced to witness the horrific transformation between one man to the other. Jekyll reveals that Hyde has mixed a poison with the antidote. He then dies in Mary's arms. In the morning, Jekyll, although dead, has transformed into Hyde one last time, awake and smiling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Reilly (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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