Tai istorija apie trisdešimt aštuonerių metų vyrą, prijungtą prie metalinio plaučio, bandantį prarasti nekaltybę. Markas nuo vaikystės paralyžiuotas, tačiau yra gana turtingas ir garsus žurnalistas bei poetas. Jį supančios moterys yra tik slaugės, tad intymesnio kontakto Markui vis nepavyksta užmegzti. Apimtas nevilties jis apie savo seksualines svajones išsipasakoja gana liberaliam kunigui (Williamas H Macy) ir kartu suranda moterį (Helen Hunt), teikiančią seksualines pamokas neįgaliems žmonėms ir taip jiems padedančią pradėti aktyvų seksualinį gyvenimą. Istorija paremta autobiografinias Marko O‘Brieno tekstais. Puikiai surežisuotame filme subtiliai balansuojama tarp emocionalumo ir autoironijos.
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
Dar visai jaunučiai sužadėtiniai Matilda ir Manechas buvo priversti isšsiskirti tuomet, kai Manechas buvo pašauktas kovoti prancūzų fronto linijose. Praėjus kiek laiko, Matildą pasiekia gandai, kad jos sužadėtiniui ir dar keturiems kareiviams buvo paskirta mirties bausmė po to, kai jie bandė pabėgti iš apkasų. Atsisakydama patikėti, kad jos mylimasis mirė, Matilda leidžiasi į nepaprastą kelionę, kad pati sužinotų tiesą. Nė sekundei nepaliaujanti tikėti, jaudinanti, o kartais šiek tiek komiška Matilda atskleidžia netikėtas ir itin paslaptingas Manecho ir keturių kareivių žūties aplinkybes. Praskleidus paslapties šydą pasirodo, jog Matildos sužadėtinis Manechas yra vienas iš penkių prancūzų kareivių, kurie, kaip pasakojama, buvo prakeikti ir nubausti ypatinga bausme.
A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer who becomes her first love.
A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.
It's Christmas, 1955 in Daytona Beach, FL, and middle child Maryellen longs to stand out amidst the hustle and bustle of her big family. When Benji, a family friend afflicted with polio comes to stay with them, Maryellen is intent on making the holiday special. After her plans for a big celebration fall through, she discovers the best gifts are often simple, meaningful gestures of friendship.
In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and moves forward again.
Sophie, a writer of racy romance novels, is working on one of her stories in the library, when Eddie overhears her. Sophie, embarrassed by her paralyzed leg from childhood polio, spurns his advances, but when Sophie breaks her leg, she has the perfect way of hiding her disability from Eddie. As Sophie struggles to win over Eddie and hide her disability, Eddie's jealous fiance and a police officer investigating a jewel heist threaten their relationship.
The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.
Grace Fisher was an active musician and dancer until a rare spine disease almost derailed her budding career. In this award winning documentary, we see grief transformed into gratitude and tragedy turned into opportunity.
Probably the most atypical star in the history of popular music, Ian Dury overcame Polio to be one of the most iconic figures of the late punk movement. With his supercharged live performances and unique blend of sexually poetic lyrics, Ian Dury achieved critical aclaim from both his fans and fellow artists. From his early days with Kilburn and the High Roads to his superstardom with the Blockheads, Ian Dury was a complicated cocktail of warmth, wit, bile and bombast... quite simply he was unique and unforgettable. To discover the legend that is Ian Dury this DVD contains amazing live performances of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, What A Waste, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Sweet Gene Vincent and many other hits from his heyday, alongside in-depth interviews that give an insight to the man himself.
