Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

2006 film by Tetsuya Nakashima

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

作者以饱满真挚的感情、平实顺畅的文宇叙述了他所认识的特定时期的各种人物，他亲身经历的社会政治事件，他对那个动荡不安的时代的感受，记录了当时欧洲从一战前夜到二战欧洲危局的社会现实，批露了世界文化名人鲜为人知的生活轶事，同时穿插了作者各种细腻的心迹。...

《人类群星闪耀时》由奥地利著名小说家创作。《人类群星闪耀时》内容：涌动着匪徒、探险家、叛乱者兼英雄血液的巴尔沃亚成为第一个看到太平洋的欧洲人；仅仅一秒钟的优柔寡断，格鲁希元帅就决定了拿破仑在滑铁卢之战中失败的命运；七十多岁的歌德像情窦初开的男孩爱上了十几岁的少女，求婚未遂之后，老人在萧萧秋色中一气呵成地创作了《玛丽恩巴德悲歌》；流亡国外的列宁不顾自己的荣辱毁誉，乘坐一列铅封的火车取道德国返回俄国，十月革命就这样开启了历史的火车头……

2001 Japanese anime film directed by Satoshi Kon

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

日本民间流传：有一种蛤蟆，外表特别丑，将其放在镜前，蛤蟆看到自己丑陋不堪的样子，就会吓出一身油。这种油，是治疗烧伤烫伤的珍贵药材。
黑泽明晚年回首往事，自喻是只站在镜前的蛤蟆，发现自己从前的种种不堪，吓出一身油——就是这部《蛤蟆的油》。
孩提时愚钝爱哭；少年时以“剑客”自居，同时痴迷于阅读、绘画和电影；青春里四处碰壁，迷惘徘徊；偶然踏入电影界，成为导演……
黑泽明坦然面对过往，将人生甘苦、艺术感悟娓娓道来……

托马斯·霍布斯（1588-1679）现在被公认为近代哲学和政治理论的奠基者之一。他漫长和丰富的一生也是充满争议的一生。这本叙述翔实且可读性极强的传记立足于大量发表和未发表的材料，为我们清楚完整地勾勒出霍布斯生活的历史和文化背景。对于从事哲学、政治理论和思想史研究的学者来说，本书都将是一份宝贵的资源。同时，它清晰明快的文风也将保证对霍布斯及其对代感兴趣的普通读者获得非常多的阅读乐趣。
霍布斯奠定了西方近代政治哲学的理论基础。作为一处于变革时代的伟大哲学家，霍布斯的生平和他的思想一样值得关注。本书以出色的文笔和诙谐、严谨、引人入胜的文字记述了霍布斯生活和著述的那个纷乱时代，清晰生动地叙述了霍布斯的思想与其时代背景，考察了霍布斯与各色人等的交往，如临其境地再现了霍布斯对当时的事件和观念的看法。涉及的主题包括近代科学的兴起、宗教的纷争、对政治专制的抵制、英国的内战。在广博的内容中，敏锐的观点、深刻的见解和妙趣横生的轶事随处都俯拾即是，读者借此得以全面地评价霍布斯。

编辑推荐：本书是《外国古典文学名著选粹》系列之一，作者卢梭是法国十八世纪思想家和文学家。这部名为“忏悔”实为“控诉”的《忏悔录》记载了他从出生到被迫离开对皮埃尔岛之间五十年的生活经历，讲述了他被侮辱和被损害的一生。作品思想内容丰富，人物形象鲜明，情节生动真实，是卢梭文学创作中最为重要的一部。

在历史上多得难以数计的自传作品中，真正有文学价值的显然并不多，而成为文学名著的则更少。至于以其思想、艺术和风格上的重要意义而奠定了撰写者的文学地位——不是一个普通的文学席位，而是长久地爱人景仰的崇高地位的，也许只有《忏悔录》了。卢梭这个不论在社会政治思想上，在文学内容、风格和情调上都开辟了一个新的时代的人物，主要就是通过这部自传推动和启发了十九世纪的法国文学，使它——用当时很有权威的一位批评家的话来说——“获得最大的进步”、“自巴斯喀以来最大的革命”，这位批语家谦虚地承认：“我们十九世纪的人就是从这次革命里出来的”。