翡翠波斯猫

　　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.

　　一个叫做哈立德的年轻叙利亚难民几乎失去了所有的家人。近乎偶然之下，他藏在一艘运煤船里流落到赫尔辛基成了一个偷渡客，并在当地寻求政治庇护。维克斯特伦是一个旅行推销员，他在牌桌上赢了一大笔钱之后在赫尔辛基的一条后街买了一家不赚钱的餐馆。在当地政府作出要将哈立德遣返回阿勒颇的判决后，他决定非法留在这个国家。最终，维克斯特伦发现哈立德睡在他餐馆的内院里，并聘请他到自己餐馆里做清洁工和洗碗工。生活会短暂地向我们展示它光明的一面，然而命运很快就会插手其中。

　　在一个家族传承的塔格特铁路公司，现任总裁为家族长子詹姆斯·塔格特，副总裁是达格妮·塔格特，兄妹俩为挽救公司岌岌可危的营运，想法与方法可说是南辕北辙，一位只是口头囔囔一些没有经过详细评估的墨西哥——圣赛巴斯蒂安支线的投资，却没有提出一丝一毫的规划与执行方案，常常以见不得别人成功的酸葡萄心态看待事情与诋毁他人；另一位是以“我是像一个饿疯了一样，去找任何一个能把事情做好的人！”为挽救塔格特铁路公司，与爱迪·威勒斯孜孜矻矻、焚膏继晷的努力工作，为顺利完成里约诺特的铁路支线，找上里尔登钢铁的汉克·里尔登合作，采用里尔登刚发明的新合金当铁轨，没想到成功营造出里约诺特的铁路支线，却是另一个不幸的开端。　　幕后制作　　《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》是上世纪美国著名哲学家、小说家安·兰德的代表巨著，这位俄裔美籍小说家推崇理性，认为人的最高美德便是理性。她不顾传统舆论的偏见，力倡个人主义，认为不能使个人利益得到最大伸张的社会，就不是理想社会。她的客观主义哲学自上世纪50年代起便风靡美国校园，影响了几代美国人，她本人也成为美国青年崇拜的偶像。　　《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》是她最著名的一本小说，曾在美国社会产生巨大影响。书中宣扬金钱至上的思想，探讨了理性利己主义的道德性。1957年刚刚出版曾遭遇社会恶评，但却异常畅销，在美国的销售量仅次于《圣经》，并影响了当时社会的很多知识分子，甚至成为美国学生必读的课外书籍。

　　在孔雀镇的铁路旁边，生活着一个有着灰暗过去的男子——约翰·斯基尔帕（希里安·墨菲 Cillian Murphy 饰），他自幼在母亲的淫威下长大，由此养成了压抑自闭的性格。在母亲去世后，约翰的人格分裂，其内心生出象征母性的女子埃玛。约翰就这样在男女两个身份间转换，过着平静而扭曲的隐蔽生活。　　某个清晨，灾祸突然降临。一个火车头脱轨闯入约翰家的院子，正在晾晒衣物的埃玛受到惊吓，并且出现在小镇人民的面前。人们对此议论纷纷，约翰则希望尽快将火车头清除院子，然而政客们却打算以此作为政治斗争的砝码。面对种种混乱的局面，约翰和埃玛的心中焦虑重重，他们的矛盾也渐次激化……