日舞影展最佳觀眾票選獎，多倫多影展、倫敦電影節正式觀摩片。班李文自編自導自製，根據美國加州記者兼詩人馬克歐布萊恩真人實事改編。海倫杭特、《冰封之心》約翰霍克斯、《下流正義》威廉梅西主演。 馬克歐布萊恩(約翰霍克斯飾)六歲時罹患小兒痲痺，他的四肢從此再也無法移動而多半在醫療床上度過。身體的不適並沒有束縛住他的人生，長大成為詩人與記者的馬克，終於在三十八的年紀，體驗人生的「第一次」：他請求教區神父的協助諮詢擺脫處男之身，並找到性輔導師雪若（海倫杭特飾）指導他迎向這一切，但他卻因宗教信仰與過去的回憶，對性事充滿了焦慮，他也因此羞於面對身體最原始的慾望。 在雪若的引導之下，馬克終於在釋放靈魂之中解放肉體，他在性靈與身體的結合之間，將性幻想訴諸現實而美夢成真，並且找回自己的信心，因而獲得更多朋友的肯定，為人生寫下美麗的嶄新篇章。 全片以身心障礙者的觀點，傳達他們不僅需要心靈需求，亦需身體上的自由，也點出性義工、身體自主等議題。海倫杭特以開放堅毅而溫柔的特質完美詮釋性輔導師，此角色亦為馬克歐布萊恩所飾演主角馬克的人生幸福導師，她不僅導引馬克解決困難，更讓他在伴隨高潮中，解放過往壓抑已久的記憶以及自卑納縮的信心，重新找回生命的昂揚神采。
喬因為生活窮困潦倒，又身材壯碩，想靠自己身體賺錢，他離開了故鄉，來到紐約淘金。在街上頻送秋波，但沒有女人上鉤，好不容易遇上一個女人，兩人私開房間幽會，事後才知她是妓女，喬把口袋裡的錢全部掏出來，才把她打發走。 喬灰心喪氣，在酒吧喝酒時結識拉曹，拉曹罹患嚴重肺病，將喬最後的十塊錢也騙走了，然後帶喬去見一個專為同性戀者拉皮條的人。喬知道真相後暴跳如雷，去找拉曹算帳，不料拉曹已病得奄奄一息，喬只好一直陪著拉曹。 拉曹抱病為喬找顧客，均未成功﹐而自己的病情越來越嚴重，幾乎不能動彈，他央求喬帶他到陽光充足的南方。喬這時候總算找到一個女顧客，賺到一點錢，恰巧那個同性戀者又來糾纏，喬一怒之下使出恫嚇手段，把對方的錢弄到手。 喬和拉曹一起搭乘去邁阿密的長途汽車。喬覺得紐約一行無聊透頂，那裡不是天堂，一路上，喬禁不住遐思起邁阿密來﹕陽光明媚、大海湛藍、雪白沙灘，說不定慷慨大方的有錢女人多得很哩…… 但是就在抵達祂心目中的樂園之前，可憐的拉曹在自己的座位上斷了氣。喬偎依著拉曹的尸首，失神地望著窗外的邁阿密景色…… 故事改編自美國作家詹姆士李歐赫林漢（James Leo Herlihy）1965年出版的同名小說。兩大男主角強沃特和達斯汀霍夫曼以其精湛演技，共同獲第42屆奧斯卡最佳男主角提名，強沃特更以本片榮獲第27屆金球獎最佳新人獎。
改編自塞巴斯廷·賈畢索的同名小說。第一次世界大戰結束後的第一年，瑪蒂德正值19歲。兩年前，她的未婚夫馬涅克被徵召到前線去作戰。官方紀錄顯示馬涅克已經為國捐驅....
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.
