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.
开头与结局之间的一些场景更有魅力，譬如这那一丛透明的巨人行，有点儿突然又不谬然且不是破谜底式的硬性设定
有意思。一个人，竭尽全力要去面对自己的命运，即使这命运的结局是死亡。如果这是一个东方传说故事，大概率会是一个讲遵守约定的美德的故事。在原著的诗作中，是一个关于骑士荣誉的故事。但在这部电影中，所谓的骑士荣誉，掺合了十分世俗的胜负欲与虚荣，整个故事的底层暗喻，也都是反英雄的。但是这种世俗胜负欲的掺合，反而显现出了真正的荣耀与传奇，那种十分西方的、在东方传统文化体系里极少见的，只关乎个人实现的英雄史诗。如果没有那个修正的结尾，如果男主真的从绿衣骑士那里仓皇而逃，在谎言的基础上接收了一切世俗的成功与荣耀，却终其一身带着悔恨，最后在抽出那根深入血肉的绿色腰带时断头而亡，那我愿意打五星。那便是，一个神话在世俗中夭折的故事。尽管这个结尾也算处理的不错，透露着对人性不切实际的美好期待以及对人性软弱的原谅。
史诗级的模样，却没有史诗级的内核，虽然本来也没有很期待，看完果然如我所想...
这摄影和音效如果在电脑电视上看大打折扣，非常强烈的延续着导演的个人风格。关于骑士精神的五个准则，上一次感受还是在《Witcher》的DLC《blood and wine》里面。
如果真的能以单单摄影而不是数字特效做到这些画面的确是蔚为可观的。而另一方面电影的叙事层次的确单一，聚焦在高文一个人身上的视角固然能使人物形象更加清晰但也过于单薄。高文骑士成长道路倒是合理，不是一定要通过考验而是要认识到错误这点的确是反映了基督教条的普适性。这样来看高文迈出城的第一步就算成功，成功是一个结果，而荣耀确是一个过程。
灯光和BGM营造了一个很棒的世界观。故事中的水有点多，中间就好像是在故意吓唬人。总之真正的骑士是可以直面恐惧
拍的诡异华美的一则寓言故事，让我想起了潘神的迷宫。
需要仔细品味以后才能明白。不过对于大多数人来说，太晦涩难懂了
一具精美的尸体。修饰得再美丽也不过是了无生气的东西。
虽然剧情看得不太懂，但那种诡秘阴冷童话般的氛围我还挺喜欢的
(6.5/10). 和Ghost Story一样，是关于时间和死亡的引导冥想，但不如Ghost Story来的更有诗意。镜头和光影都美轮美奂，但故事是我比较不喜欢的那种寓言故事，就像第七封印，没看懂就一头雾水，看懂了又流于说教。中间的环绕镜头，主角变成一堆枯骨是神来之笔，像是一次不净观冥想，然后镜头慢慢环绕回去，影片仁慈的给了第二次机会，也预示了结尾的处理方式。中间夜宿凶宅帮小姐姐找头的一段，颇有聊斋志异的神韵。结尾让人久久不愿离开，但过程多有煎熬拉低了印象分。总之就是一个存在主义视角的故事，绿衣骑士象征所有人避无可避的终极命运，未知死焉知生，直面死亡恐惧才能更好的生活blah blah，像是欧文亚隆的直视骄阳。这类影片的问题是，它提了一个类似于绝症的终极问题，影片本身却远远算不上一剂猛药。
上头self help主题，一个人从默默仰慕其他骑士们到自己战胜恐惧和软弱，美极了
没有对中世纪文化背景以及圆桌武士原著有所了解的前提下观看本片真的云里雾里，极其费解。（好吧我承认，不是一知半解，是基本就没看懂😂看了解析才知道是高文爵士的五项试炼）。虽然故事讲的太过隐晦，不过强烈色调明暗的对比，大片迷雾，山谷，森林的长镜头，穿插着各种不明所以的神奇隐喻，观看体验倒是前所未有的奇妙，如沉沉暮霭中一段虚空梦境一般。
高文骑士刚开始也太挫了，居然被两个女的打劫了
随机挑的片子，没想到哲学味儿那么浓，有点“格林童话”的意思。
3.5 四分给这是自从covid以后来影院看的第一部片子.... 大晚上夜场看的，节奏也确实慢着实有点烧脑 so beautiful but so wired not sure if it’s worth it
中世纪聊斋。又或者说是因为恐惧饥饿吃毒蘑菇导致的一种臆想的男人成长史。
兽心质朴，元亨利贞；人心莫测，无贞利亨。
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。
我真的好喜欢A24的电影，尽管很多都并没有真的那么出色。但其独特的风格和精湛的制作，以及文艺或诡谲的色彩都太抓我心了。
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