Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
画面大部分是灰暗的，节奏的缓慢的。我反而对片头的大白鹅挑衅山羊🐐印象深刻。
无功无过剧情老套的儿童片，没劲时可以看看。
故事讲的鸡零狗碎，而且处处卖弄高深，故弄玄虚的剧本，还总顾左右而言他，个人一直不太欣赏得了A24这个厂牌，架子常年端的高，内里的含金量也是一窥见底，琐碎又冗余，慢热且枯燥，既失去了流畅性，也没有了故事性，摄影倒是一景观，但我太不喜欢这种厂牌命题作文型的统考感，只有框架，没有拓展。★★
# 72 Berlinale 主竞赛# 值得金熊
#72nd Berlinale# EFM online-主竞赛-费比西奖。片名正解：《莱奥诺拉的告别》。谁都看得出来这是被死亡分开的塔维亚尼兄弟中，保罗向维托里奥的告别，非常个人化的一部影片。以皮兰德娄的死亡及骨灰安放为主要事件，以近乎散文电影的方式（搬演+既得影像）描绘了意大利战后社会的微妙图景（不忘吐槽国民性啊），又在多个意义上叩访皮兰德娄的文本：遗嘱、小说题记“今日的年轻人，明日的老人”，以及晚年作品《钉子》。当然片子后一小半对《钉子》的改编又是为了实现两人未完成的项目。情感饱满，看得我真是百感交集……最动人的，莫过于送葬时阳台上挂出的横幅“你的演员”，撒骨灰时的黑白转彩色，以及片尾影像化的《钉子》最后一个镜头叠印成穹顶圣像画。当然这个割裂感也真是不太过得去的坎……#年度佳作#
David Lowery 在改写强化 Gawain 的性格 以及对于真·骑士精神的探索 五德不存的 只能意淫且没有得到原有的 Lord 可是成片从头至尾的表面“精良" 除了能力证虚弱硬装阳刚之外 别无他效 小狐狸也是假的 绿丝带也是编的 自作聪明的一种美学
男人之间的勇敢者游戏。虽然保持了 Lowery 鬼魅游离慢悠悠的风格，但这个高文爵士塑造的真是一言难尽，后半段 Joel 出现时才开始进入正常状态。
好家伙！我直呼我直呼，没想到这年头还会有这年头的电影，我寻思这应该是我寻思，不愧是最不愧是的A24，这符号属于是属于是了，这摄影这配乐这调度属实是属实了！果然大卫洛维就是果然！真是看君一长镜头，如看一长镜头！记得上一次看到这么热衷于拗造型的电影还是《扎导版正义联盟》。希望下一次看到这么这么的电影还是不要逼自己看完了。
Berlinale20 Leonora addio 千里送骨灰… 钉子的故事没看懂，为何男孩一定要用钉子杀掉小女孩？这样就能独占她？什么叫“the nail fell for a purpose”?
把一个古典故事自做聪明的改成小学教辅读物，直追央视青少年文教动画片二十年前的水平。
好古怪但令人忍不住多看几眼，这个故事如果用“正统”拍法反而没什么看头。
用视听赋予故事更多意义 最后很可能流于炫技 一直用high pitch赞美诗做背景乐并不高级 overwhelm了观众也容易疲劳 情节简单想要赋予深度就只能增加内心戏 但只是抻长了故事线内容还是一样干 有极度出彩的点 中世纪用神秘风格呈现 粗粝再加上污秽感洗刷掉了原著作为寓言故事的脱离实际 但神话色彩又把人物同观众间离 无法移情 只不过视听太过了 以至于忽略了故事作为一个整体 如果每个极端运用都所指 那这部炫到最后 可能导演也不知道他最想得到的效果是什么了 还是有点可惜 后半部分节奏算拉回了一点 绿色和黄色作为画布主色调 忽然清新自然舒缓了之前积压的恐惧感 只有那一句台词有意义：绿色是红色离开后留下的/虽然累 但被开头打动了 奠定全片基调似的 外表冷冽 但内核滚烫 是独特的观影体验了
一出受难诗 故事没有问题 - 所谓若见诸相非相 即见如来；但前1/3我给零分 如果大卫洛维已经完全接棒了A24的空洞美学 我只好替他遗憾
“你已经抵达了旅途的终点，可能比你预想的要快一些，但每个人又何尝不是如此。”
6.3分。纯纯的儿童电影。人物脸谱化，剧情太赶，感动不了大人。
缓慢悄然地贴近人物面庞，又如神明般四处游弋；庄严肃穆地固定镜头，将景观投射于画面之内。一切松与紧连同情绪释放，忽明忽暗摇曳中，黑化的进入另一层，意大利新现实主义般的历史影像只是时代的旁白。Air，皮兰德娄成骨灰随路途颠簸；Ash，他又渗入空气。棺椁只是黑白，落向大海才渐成彩色，骨灰的移送注定为歧义。大师手笔，保罗为哥哥原始亲切的献礼。
黄粱一梦，放在中国，就是得道升天，或是遁入空门的路径。
五星都给Dev的颜值。电影拍的非常美，但还是要说印度裔演古英国圆桌骑士有些奇怪。。。
虽然故事讲明白了，但是略显无聊，不够吸引人。
献给孩子们，今日之孩童，明日已垂垂老矣！时间终将带走一切，无论功利，随风而逝。
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