關于薊 無名小卒的戀愛風景

 艾斯特（珍妮·蓋諾 Janet Gaynor 飾）是懷揣著成名的夢想，剛剛步入好萊塢發展的年輕女演員，在大明星諾曼（弗雷德里克·馬奇 Fredric March 飾）舉辦的慈善演出中，艾斯特大放異彩，成為了萬眾矚目的焦點，而她和諾曼之間也相互吸引，漸漸產生了感情，就這樣，兩人走到了一起。諾曼用自己的人脈幫助艾斯特創造了一些演出機會，而艾斯特本身就是一個悟性非常高的女孩，擁有絕佳的表演天賦，沒過多久，她就成為了冉冉升起的新星，未來可期，前途無量。但相對的，艾斯特的成名反襯出了諾曼的過氣，他酗酒的毛病讓他的星途屢遭滑鐵盧。雖然妻子的優秀令諾曼感到自豪，但沮喪和挫敗感亦在無時不刻的折磨著他。

　　1858年，在博洛尼亞的猶太區，教皇的士兵闖入了莫塔拉家，按照樞機主教的命令，他們要搶走莫塔拉家的七歲兒子埃德加羅。這個孩子在嬰兒時期被保姆秘密洗禮，教皇法律是不容置疑的：他必須接受天主教教育。莫塔拉的父母心痛萬分，他們將不惜一切代價取回自己的兒子。在國際猶太社區和輿論 的支持下，莫塔拉家的斗爭很快就帶上了政治色彩。但是，教會和教皇不會同意歸還這個孩子，因為這有助于鞏固越來越動搖的權力……

　　在未來，地球上所有的化石能源都被消耗殆盡，人類全面進入了太陽能時代。能源公司開始全面的開發和控制太陽，人類社會逐漸向完全依賴太陽能Ⅱ型文明邁進。　　但在一次人類科學無法探明的天體活動中，太陽突然消失了。整個世界陷入了黑暗的無政府狀態，大面積搶奪生存資源的惡性事件在城市不斷發生，富人乘坐宇宙飛船逃離到其他星球，普通人只能留在地球享受世界末日。社恐障礙的天文學自由撰稿人孫煬與素未謀面的廢柴鄰居陳暮被迫結伴共同踏上末日逃亡之旅，前往傳說中人類最后的庇護之所——第四區。一路上他們與形形色色的人匆匆相遇，見到了最殘酷的人性與最溫情的告別。在無數次的死里逃生之后，兩顆寂寞的心開始慢慢靠近，并在殘酷的災難面前逐漸發現了生命的意義……

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.