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.
Good ideas, bad execution.
A stereotype story with little fun.
如果结局停留在Ron的回归的话，这部电影，不考虑那些细思极恐的细节比如智械危机，还算是一部优秀的合家欢喜剧动画，因为在那时，小男孩和他的小机器伙伴都经历了非常棒的成长事件。
法比托一生中最重要的遭遇，都浓缩在了80年代的这个夏天：马拉多纳来到那不勒斯踢足球、在邻家老妇的身躯上失去了童贞、父母因一氧化碳中毒双双撒手人寰，当然还有，走出故乡去罗马追逐自己的梦想。
男主失去了机器人，为啥不再搞一个（代码不是还在吗）？这样朋友的友谊和机器人可以一起get啊！？顺便说最大的败笔是男主觉得荣才是机器人好朋友，就把所有机器人升级成荣这样的，有没有问过别人也想要这样的机器人？只能说动画主题不错，但是不能细抠
网络上人人孤独，网络上有暴力，所以断网才有真朋友，网友不如近邻——会发表这种观点，是既不懂网络，也不懂朋友
是一部私人性质比较重的电影，后半部分越发看出来的自传成分，整体节奏和结构和费里尼的《阿玛柯德》好像，但是缺少了属于自己的那份深情的呼唤，也就是致敬和摹仿的痕迹重了一些。最喜欢的段落是小姨赤身裸体躺在船头的甲板上，那种昂扬的自信和明媚是反男性凝视最直接的轻蔑与不屑，包容与接纳，就像她自我所说一般，在这个小镇上做一个疯子需要付出何以代价。还有男主从小姨的性启蒙，母亲与父亲因意外死去，恋母情结的愕然结束，再到与暮年的男爵夫人第一次有了肉体上的激情碰撞而得到延迟性的满足后开启了属于自我的成长与探索之旅。萦绕着南欧意大利温暖的阳光与空气之中飘来的窸窸窣窣的回忆，花朵香甜的气息。前边几个段落是真的很喜欢，但是后边是真的有点略显停滞和刻意。少年的成长往往是从失去开始的，而奥德赛的归乡也是他们生命的必然结局
想到我的八十年代，想到我的父母，想到我的亲戚们，想到小时候常去的电影院，想到能想起来的那些小时候遇见的怪人，想到那些再也没有见过的朋友和玩伴，想到我喜欢的歌和不离身的随身听，想到同学家很像法比托屋里的磁带架子，想到我不喜欢的马拉多纳的那不勒斯队，想到我喜欢的荷兰三剑客的AC米兰队，想到宿舍楼顶那个不眠的夜晚，想到那些以为忘掉的往事…
这个导演和我无缘hhh
后半段的剧情就变得乏力了起来，硬将故事收缩回常规套路中来，把前面铺垫的带有深度的主题一一化解，成为中规中矩的卖萌电影。
只有承受足够多现实的痛苦，并且怀揣勇气，才能去创作虚构的艺术。年过半百的导演们近年都趋向于回到故乡，呈现私人的回忆，探寻当年自己迈出第一步的原因。
真是无语了，打扮得再华丽也掩饰不住三观的虚伪。穷人的孩子不配拥有幸福，除非你购买昂贵的垄断科技巨头的电子产品（这样你就能获得虚伪的“幸福”）。
还可以吧，用机器人反应了现实生活中还是有很多人依赖科技来交朋友，往往忽略了现实当中的关系
总之科技狂潮是无法阻挡的，爱怎样怎样吧。
心底却比从前更加地漠然与孤独。
你无法不将这部小品与八年前描绘罗马的《绝美之城》相比——前作华美庄严，大气滂沱，而这部献给那不勒斯的新作却完全是另一种美法。舒缓和煦的画风自始至终，虽然剧本中没有强烈的情感流露，但偏又能让你感受到一股真诚而厚重的情绪寄托，这种观感像极了阿尔莫多瓦的自传体电影《痛苦与荣耀》。
索伦蒂诺回到Napoli的自传体 也是索伦蒂诺的《浪荡儿》
4.5/蛮喜欢，关于家乡的一些记忆，痛苦。很美的电影，观看过程一直在感叹怎么拍的这么美，索伦蒂诺总是拍出意大利那种华丽而极富历史感的样子，好美的Naples，看完意大利电影真的很向往意大利。ps还有两个演员演过我的天才女友。
真情实意才是朋友交往的基础，小白和大白有点像，都是我们的好朋友。
不知这个故事是否脱胎于索伦蒂诺的亲身经历，但看罢我心念一动，去查了一下这位大导演的出身地。果然，正是那不勒斯。
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