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.
南義的人文氣息有別於北義，感覺離歐洲的核心文化更遠，但也許這才是真正的歐洲。
好感人….为什么我觉得自己有股意大利的乡愁….可能索伦蒂诺找了脸型和自己相像的演员来演自己的经历，很奇妙的是很任意又很克制的抒情….那不勒斯与马拉多纳、莱昂内与《美国往事》、费里尼与罗马与现实与梦，还有古典文学….在“中间点”转折，少年寻找未来，一切都在友好地帮助他，（更像特吕弗而不是维果，）而过去就此消失，在那不勒斯夺冠时离去，还没看的碟，卫生间里的姐姐出来了，小修士，好像另一种《天堂电影院》…..【感觉到费里尼对他影响有多深……】还会想起前不久看的罗西里尼的火山和那不勒斯，好像有一幕是火山在悄悄地喷发……
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“使他觉得遥远的不是时间长，而是两三件无法挽回的事 ”
“那不勒斯是一千种色彩，那不勒斯是一千种恐惧，那不勒斯是一个缓缓响起的孩子的声音，因此你知道你不再孤单……”
（相较于本片的导演的私人化回忆和纪念来说，要比同类型同含义的《贝尔法斯特》强出两三倍，真诚真的是利器…
三部曲最后是青年故事，也是最烂俗最难拍好的。青年只有一个主题，成长。结合过去现在和将来，充满遗憾，充满痛苦，保罗一直能把意大利小镇拍的如梦似幻。
宛如梦境的开场后,忽然现实主义起来,不适应这样的索伦蒂诺，几个痴肥的姑姑,小小挑战我的接受力，渐渐,被掏心掏肺的真诚感动,后劲十足。
我真的非常讨厌索伦蒂诺 比贝托鲁奇还讨厌很多
索伦蒂诺的那不勒斯美丽传说，宛如阿玛柯德之于费里尼，痛苦与荣耀之于阿莫多瓦，罗马之于阿方索，长日将尽之于戴维斯，相比这些伟大而又同样优秀的同行与前辈，索伦蒂诺电影独有的魅力，仍是他秉持了身为意大利最佳旅游宣传大使的创编能力，这座静谧而又活力四射的地中海城市，在陪伴少年体验成长酸甜之余，也让异国观者无比神往，正如片尾Pino Daniele的那首Napule è在索伦蒂诺的耳畔与记忆里回响：那不勒斯是一千种颜色，那不勒斯是一千种恐惧，那不勒斯是孩子们慢慢扬起的声音，你知道你并不孤单。是啊，只要一日有乡愁，我们就都不会孤单
审美战胜一切。原来看女人和看电影是等量齐观的事。
自传电影，有很强烈的情感蕴藏在少年行径的场景中，那不勒斯的美，前半段家庭中各种令人荒诞的小事，后半段男孩痛失家人的悲伤，最后重拾希望离开家乡，拍的真的简单又充沛，我做为塔伦提诺的脑残粉真的是佩服的五体投地
开篇镜头：从海面徐徐推近那不勒斯的城市海岸线，再从海岸线拉远用大全景展现那不勒斯城，最后反转镜头重新回到海面——影片中最多的镜头就是这种推近、拉远和反转——是的，导演本意是想要无限靠近那不勒斯、无限接近自己的家庭、无限进入自己的青春岁月，但最后他还是选择了远离，反转奔赴罗马那座绝美之城，最后他选择了用费里尼的语言而非最真诚最朴素的语言来靠近接近进入自己。
最大公约数的创作。赶在马拉多纳去世时的公共记忆加上家庭录像，回忆体作品来说已经相当不错了，各自呼应各自铺垫，技法那叫一个娴熟。问题是还期待着能看到《绝美之城》那样风格如此自恋的索伦蒂诺，到这一部是真的太“自恋”了，或者说只剩下“自恋”了。那个孤独啊，那不勒斯不相信我的眼泪是吗？走上电影之路可以是单纯地热爱，也可以是渴望被认可接纳，问题是从这部电影来看始终得不到一个准确的答案，青年时代有摇摆很正常，但至少得有一个线头作引子。还是喜欢《绝美之城》那种游记体，形散神不散。
第一部索伦蒂诺。太沉溺于物，以至于所有的表达都内嵌于繁复场景，层层包裹隔绝了感知
太好看了，有点后悔没有去电影院看。那不勒斯，足球，夏天，度假，大家庭，建筑…种种我再熟悉不过的意大利日常生活的符号，在索伦蒂诺镜头下都变得更有意思。前半段和后半段的明显分割，过去与未来，童年与成长。走吧！到罗马去！（他爸妈去世的时候我甚至以为那是个prank）
镜头运动不羁，散文风格的结构，温暖舒适的影调。极具个人风格的影片。
像是谁记忆中无数片段的总和，太过私人化，碎片化，欣赏不来，也不知道在讲什么，想表达什么。
原来上帝之手真的指的是马拉多纳。这部电影应该是索伦蒂诺的自传吧。对但是我觉得拍的也很一般。其实故事也没那么简单，但是我觉得情感不够充沛。
Filippo Scotti，美丽的男孩。接下来，他将，胸毛越来越多，肚子越来越大……
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