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.
简单的内核被套上了精致的文本架构，视听体验为电影增色不少，加一星至五星。
总算看了，喜欢，画面太美了，在奇怪的点被治愈了哈哈哈。
影像和男主表演都不错。估计原始情节也过于简单，基本改编成了意识流，反正原来西方神话的逻辑我们也不大对路。
3星半，寻找荣誉与勇气的路程，展现的是一个男人的成长史，A24特立独行的影像风格与空灵缥缈的配乐有点小史诗的味道。
怪异、荒诞、冗长的非典型性骑士冒险故事，本片和电影《故事的故事》如出一辙，通篇充斥着晦涩的隐喻和似有似无的比拟，仿佛小说《三体》里那三个隐藏着巨大秘密的荒诞童话，在其广袤的内涵之下，表面的基本故事脉络被歪曲的荒诞不经。在我看来，电影是这样一个故事:躺平的“皇二代”通过完成一个被设计好的唾手可得的简单任务，从而赢取继承皇位的资本，只是挥一挥剑砍下一个心甘情愿束手就擒的怪人的脑袋，却在吟游诗人口中传唱成堪比单人屠龙的勇者，然而到了最后这个比堂吉诃德还要悲惨的小贵族最终还是选择了继续躺平，眼看着到手的江山付诸东流。电影里讲述的故事寓意深刻晦涩，然而仿佛买椟还珠一般，过分的隐喻却让整部电影显得荒诞不经。
以类型片作为架构的艺术探索。其实贴合了神话故事中那些不可理喻的荒诞的部分，这种反写更接近人性本质的怯懦和自私。符号堆砌的过度，但镜头的美也是牺牲了故事效率，个人还是非常喜欢这部作品的，消解了以往传统所有的传统英雄故事，但结尾经历一切后勇敢面对死亡的承诺，本质上还是升华了一个新的时代的英雄故事。
美术极佳，剧情对我来说过于枯燥冗长，分了几天才看完
摄影打光配乐 十分出彩 ，但故事就有点不知所云了 ，又臭又长 。
没看过原著，，感觉剧情交代的太少了。BUT，OST是真的好听
画面摄影服美音乐都很不错，但拍的就是放慢了2倍速讲一个老土的故事，跟2015年那版的麦克白有一拼了。
仪式感很强，画面很美。狐狸的出现和对马岛之鬼无缝连接……其他就……
从《鬼魅浮生》开始就特别喜欢大卫·洛维的风格，到了这部最新作也不例外。精致的构图与色彩运用，令强迫症拍手叫好的运镜，再加上极其有韵味中世纪骑士风格，造就了这部观感相当舒服的电影。虽然剧情并不算精彩，但最后一幕捡回了不少分，完成了一个合格的收尾，也已经达到了我的预期，好看。4星。
讲的是一个废材无用的大官子弟走上一条母亲为他铺好的升官发财之路。
完完全全是没看懂，就单纯喜欢大卫洛维的表达，美术、配乐等等，连节奏都很喜欢，一点儿没感觉是故弄玄虚。可见电影是个复杂的艺术形式，出路并不只有故事和角色两条。
饶了我吧，上年纪了真看不动这么故弄玄虚的片子了……
最后20分钟救了一点回来，和叙事长诗不同的一种耐人寻味
从《鬼魅浮生》开始就特别喜欢大卫·洛维的风格，到了这部最新作也不例外。精致的构图与色彩运用，令强迫症拍手叫好的运镜，再加上极其有韵味中世纪骑士风格，造就了这部观感相当舒服的电影。虽然剧情并不算精彩，但最后一幕捡回了不少分，完成了一个合格的收尾，也已经达到了我的预期，好看。4星。
画面很美很美，确实很美，极致古典与自然。但是确实有点云里雾里，即使看了影评，依旧觉得可以再好一些。不过，像纪录片也不是什么坏事吧~
真的好棒。大卫·洛维是我的菜诶。对那些对亚瑟王有很深了解的人来说，看这片估计会格外High吧？是一部“好看”的电影，很多隐喻看不出来，但单从美学和主题（学会赴死和骑士精神），认识本片后也不显得那么无趣。
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