简•奥斯汀(安妮·海瑟薇 Anne Hathaway 饰)的一生是否如她的文字那样充满曲折的过程和完满的结局?《成为简》用传记方式描述她的一生:她的母亲竭力为她撮合婚事,对象是上层社会的有钱人。但是简不接受没有爱情的婚姻,认为女人要靠自己的能力去养活自身。于是,她拒绝贵族瓦斯莱先生的求婚,爱上了心灵相通的汤姆•勒弗罗伊(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 饰)。 好事多磨,有人从中作梗,导致汤姆家人并不赞成二人婚事,汤姆决定携简私奔。但是这样一来,汤姆的经济来源就会被切断,简亦将面临着世俗的压力和贫困的生活。到底二人在私奔路上会走得多远?会不会有美满的结局?
皮特(杰森·席格尔 Jason Segel 饰)是个音乐人,有个比他出色得多的女朋友莎拉·马歇尔(克莉丝汀·贝尔 Kristen Bell 饰),她是个当红电视明星。皮特对她一片痴心当牛做马,但还是惨遭她的抛弃。备受打击的皮特经历了很久的消沉,还要整天在电视上看到莎拉的各种新闻,为了走出失恋阴影,他跑去夏威夷火奴鲁鲁度假,却恰好在酒店遇到莎拉和她的新男友。皮特感觉命运在捉弄他,不过此时他邂逅了度假村服务员瑞秋(米娜·古妮丝 Mila Kunis 饰),后者美丽、热情,愿意倾听他的不幸,还带他进入夏威夷的火热生活。皮特慢慢爱上瑞秋,但是莎拉又和新男友闹分手了,似乎有意愿向皮特回头……
In 1905, French seminarian Bruno Reidel is found guilty of murdering a child. At the request of the doctors observing him, he writes his memoirs to explain his action.
巴顿(约翰•特托罗 John Turturro 饰)是纽约的一名优秀的编剧,他的剧本刚刚在百老汇得到认可,好事便接踵而来。好莱坞的一间电影公司邀请他到当地创作一部关于摔角的B级片剧本,于是,巴顿便来到了好莱坞。巴顿租住在一间破败的旅馆中开始了他的创作,无奈灵感却迟迟未光临,他陷入了巨大的苦闷当中。更不幸的是,此刻,巴顿隔壁的房间里发生了种种怪事,使他犹如置身于人间炼狱,脑海中不时浮现出种种荒诞可笑的幻象……
Since 1977, Sam Klemke has been recording himself on film, the #selfieavantlalettre. In that same year, NASA launched the Voyager with the Golden Record. Whereas NASA primarily sketches a positive picture of humanity, Klemke's honest self portraits zoom in on the individual. A special film about time, memory and what it means to be human. ‘This year will be my year, it has to be!’ Since 1977, Sam Klemke - a pioneer status updater - has looked back on ‘his year’ using video. With the illusion of progress, he hopes to encourage ‘personal growth and improvement’. Documentary maker Matthew Bate met Klemke on Facebook and became acquainted with his video 35 Years Back Through Time, a super-cut in which Klemke counts backwards from 2011 to his ambitious teenage self. Intrigued by this obsessive film project, Bate used Klemke's personal archive to create a documentary collage that feels like an intimate road trip, with Klemke providing valuable lessons about time. Along the way, he dismantles the dream of success and happiness. Klemke's self-mockery and honesty give the whole thing a light, breezy feel. Through this, Bate interweaves NASA’s Golden Record Project which, just like Klemke’s video project, was launched in 1977. This juxtaposition creates a reflection in which Bate sketches the comprehension of time and self-documenting stories as an inherent human need.