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.
三星半。原著有两个人物，两个故事，电影只拍了吕西安这个。
法国喜剧电影好像总是离不开“叽叽喳喳”感，像是置身于一家闹哄哄的酒馆中闲言碎语的中心。片子精致而吵闹，和主人公一起“造了一个黄粱梦”，也给“梦醒时的荒唐”留了体面。巴尔扎克这个文本，批判完了所有七七八八的东西，最终还是保留了对美的爱。想起北野武的《阿基里斯与龟》。两部片子合在一起，真的很容易敲碎玻璃心的文艺青年。不过别担心，也别混淆～艺术仍然是艺术，美仍然是美。所以我忍不住想大声疾呼：艺术值得！！！
很好的故事呢，感谢导演、编剧把这个故事讲给我看。讲述得很完整，栩栩如生。(那个时候的巴黎是这样的，长见识了)。还原得好好。内心最满足开心的时刻就是末尾吕西安走进水里配上旁白的那一段。(满足了我对吕西安赎罪觉醒的美好幻想)电影的最后一句文字是这部片子里唯一在我心里激起涟漪的话。鲁斯托是这里面长得最古典最那个时代长相的人。为啥我没有在吕西安和德巴热东夫人之间看到一点点火花，我都没反应过来，人家都已经进展到这种地步了。关系变化节奏太快了，倒像是推动情节的工具人。你倒是眼神给我来个感觉也好啊，不明不白的就爱上了。。画面一般，场景布置很好。我想的是那种复古温暖的色调，数字摄像机给我的幻想重重一击。刚觉得男主选得挺适合的时候，又有一点点不顺眼。。
上承拉辛下启巴尔扎克的时代 唯美浪漫走向批判现实过程中一枚外省文学青年的跌宕史. 恰逢传媒业大发展 文学诚然还可以滋养幻想 然而在日益"现代"的巴黎 只有充当一名词汇贩子去兜售"鸭子"才能养活文字人. 贵族尚有余力豢养 大众蓬勃好奇则宣告资产阶级文艺消费降临 小报构成了比宫廷更趋丰厚的滋养土壤 然而天真青年骨子里却仍持有贵族迷思 野望进一步跃升"头衔"阶层 自然悲剧如期而至. 这本的辞格蛮有意思 19世纪法兰西戏剧风 3.5
三星半，完成度很好，但是能拿这么多凯撒大奖估计也是确实很合那些白人老头评委的胃口吧，毕竟片中的法国文化应该是他们从小长大中耳濡目染的吧？不过我倒还蛮喜欢的，看历史片也很有意思。看完出来，我和发财都惊讶道：多兰竟然一点魁北克口音都没有？
《幻灭》的故事线非常清晰：18世纪末，在印刷厂工作的外省青年吕西安怀着文学梦，进入巴黎的报刊业，经历了荣誉与财富后，落败还乡。简单的故事线，包含着的却是人类生活的母题：阶级晋升、个人奋斗、文学与现实，爱情与金钱，小人物与大时代。
現時世界往往在200年前定了調子，敬19世紀。
金句频出，挖苦四起，时评弹幕比主线情节精彩系列。
纷繁乱世，最难的不是看清局势，而是弄不明白自我
画面美，精致，演员很有特色。就听懂一半吧，好歹大概看懂了。Louise和Coralie对Lucien的爱情都很纯粹，但他还是悲剧了。没太懂为啥他要坚持冠母亲的姓，可能我漏听了关键信息，有缘会找原著来看。
他来过，他体验过，他厌倦，他失望，他走了。
没看过原著，但电影宛如一部带画面的有声小说，只听旁白就能知道故事惹。
7.5吧，很多情节放在如今也毫不违和，不愧是巴尔扎克。时长原因，虽然有趣但还是看到疲倦。
过气演员大联欢。也许19世纪的东西真的不适合21世纪了。我们看巴尔扎克，就像剧里的人拿脏水泼的拉辛一样陈腐。想起老王说19世纪，the nineteenth century dislike of Realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass; the nineteenth century dislike of Romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
我有点被Coralie打动了，Lucien和她之间的某种感情也很动人，她对美和艺术的追求，某种语调，以及内森的笔，某种真诚，是藏不住的吧
多兰的戏份可以再多一些吧！主演小哥演的很传神！
我倒是挺想看到吕西安的失败，但是卡洛琳有点无辜，整部剧略拖沓
Every soul is for sale, for a price. 是巴尔扎克笔下的浮士德故事，是十九世纪的巴黎众生相，也是我们所在的世界。光论电影本身算不上佳作，但有巴尔扎克原著的功力在，人物塑造都不成问题，旁白有些多余（虽然是多兰念的）。但今天再看这个故事真真感到荒诞又现实，从新闻媒体诞生之日以来，它的角色就从未改变过……
三星半，完成度很好，但是能拿这么多凯撒大奖估计也是确实很合那些白人老头评委的胃口吧，毕竟片中的法国文化应该是他们从小长大中耳濡目染的吧？不过我倒还蛮喜欢的，看历史片也很有意思。看完出来，我和发财都惊讶道：多兰竟然一点魁北克口音都没有？
空虚的人生故事被很充实地表达了出来，吕西安和他的女伴们都有一颗赤诚的灵魂
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