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子育ての予行演習のつもりで犬を飼い始めた新婚夫婦と、ラブラドール・レトリバーの愛ときずなを描く感動作。愛犬との生活を通し、結婚生活をめぐる普遍的な悩みや問題を描き出したベストセラー・エッセーを映画化。監督は『プラダを着た悪魔』のデヴィッド・フランケル。主人公夫婦を『ダージリン急行』のオーウェン・ウィルソンと「フレンズ」のジェニファー・アニストンが演じている。泣いて笑って、最後は温かい気持ちになれる一作。

Agony is a British sitcom produced by LWT for ITV, broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It stars Maureen Lipman as successful agony aunt Jane Lucas, whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with taboo issues such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.