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.
在头一小时，那些看不清谁是谁的低照度，那些介于动接动与侯孝贤之间的剪辑方式，那些飘扬在空中抢在人物之前的江浙方言，我都能认为即便是创作者的力有不逮，也能在我心中，形成它独特美学的自圆其说——于电影而言，把话说得漂亮和圆满，并不是这项艺术的根本，最重要的东西是你如何用你的方式去表现一个世界。甚至在看前半部分，那些诡异的镜语和声音，反倒加强了类《全金属外壳》和《现代启示录》那般，有关人的异化感，告诉我们——士兵不过是一场战争中的行尸走肉。只可惜那个奇怪的结尾，像是把多义话横生截断，告诉所有观众:我并未有多少的见地和自觉，我所要完成的，只是一个预设了目的地的主旋律电影。于是，一切忽然就变得扫兴起来。
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3.说战争吧 没什么大规模的枪火 都是大家拿着枪放几下 摆个架势 说文艺吧 偶遇的渔家女天然的正义
有些地方设立的挺有诗意，比如血雨，洪启辰的精神恍惚，看见了自己并且杀死了自己。但是整体比较乏味无聊，所以中间我看得有点犯困，色彩处理得并不是很好。
某公众号说“最近新片最惊喜的一部”是指烂的让人惊喜吗？又开始集体意识自嗨了是吧？（顺便能别刷好评吗，自己点进去看看有几个是诈尸的号，不觉得丢脸吗
摄影的出彩毋庸多说，镜头在浙江的池沼密林间攀爬腾挪，光影流转，其实是以武侠语境讲革命遗事。意识形态因而在一定程度上得以松绑，大的指向下，个人选择容许被理解：军令还是兄弟，懦夫还是英雄？尽管叙事有断裂，人物心理转变也多突兀处。而最好的点则是不再将战争浪漫化，残肢断腿，枪枪毙命，血雨洗面。不然最后的胜利从何而来？
主创团队以所谓高门槛审美为由回避剧作的问题......
自我迷恋的影像创新，无法弥补基本叙事能力的缺失
一部影像风格探索的主旋律 年轻演员演的都很棒 结尾很红高粱
生命的定格的瞬间凸显战争的残酷
为了救另外的几百个人，甘愿把自己化为名字。那另外的几百人，他们是为了救谁，而又去战谁呢？谁是手足，谁又是敌人？建构性在小孩子身上还没完全体现，他并没有把你和我分得那么清楚。最终你和我之间的区别也就是谁先开枪罢了。一场浅层次的认同之争，过暗加梦境化的处理让人分不清。
非常风格化的一部战争片。叙事、剪辑、风格、摄影都不主旋律，特别好！
看到了胡金铨的影子，看到了黑泽明的影子。脱去主旋律的外衣，本质上就是一个武侠片。
“我们都是自己人”也是挺讽刺的，只能说胜者为王吧。上面斗争的时候，苦的永远是老百姓。
不愧是中央美术学院的作品，光影、美术没的说，背景声也很吸引人，清晰明了，电影里不少隐喻，看个人理解了。看完后，我的情感没有一丝波动，不知道是不是导演拍的太克制了，作为战争片，让人不为所动，太理性了。
非常风格化的一部战争片。叙事、剪辑、风格、摄影都不主旋律，特别好！
说优点 比较于1917来说更加有完整的故事线情节不错 拍摄上使用斯坦尼康对于中国美术学院的闫老师来说 注重美学色彩搭配！！！非常不错战争碰撞文艺美学
审美的大胜利 在中国战争片史乃至电影史上非常有标志性的一部作品 美术自然无懈可击 可以说是最“写实”的战争电影了 令人意外的是整体摄影 表演等呈现出来的质感非常的电影化 甚至有些诗化 消色的处理固然有加分 但更重要的还是剧作和拍摄视点选择的处理 始终跟随着人物的视点进行叙事 不夸张 不渲染 不禁让人想起《伊万的童年》 或许叙事还有提升的空间 但总体是一部很有质感和独特的影片 尤其结尾署名：中国美术学院
单位组织观看的。感受就是故弄玄虚，这啥呀这是，啊？
如果单个单个镜头来划一下的话，有部分拍得还是不错的，但是不错的地方都集中在画面美术上，哪剩下那些镜头基本毫无亮点，剪辑故事稀烂
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