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.
1，雷公今年84岁了，Damn！2，直男在战场上救过渣男，渣男强暴了直男的妻子，直男和渣男决斗的简单故事，雷公通过直男，渣男，妻子三个视角讲述故事——甚至有好些同一场面在不同视角里都出现的情况下，楞是讲出花儿来了——虽然这样的结构不新鲜，但讲出水准很难。3，救人一命真的不算个事，对被救者来说，事后，救过他命可能不敌一句阿谀奉承，对此本人也是深有体会的。4，呆萌和阿弗莱特这对好基友在本片里双双演技突破，不知是导演调教之功，还是两人双双爆发了。5，妻子视角最后升华了，不知是雷公迎合当下女权风潮还是自己内心感受，但这一笔点得，尺度很好。6，异形，黑鹰坠落，银翼杀手，角斗士等皆出自雷公之手，咱也只叫雷公没叫雷神。虽然我也喜欢维伦纽瓦，但看着对他的封神之声，只想感慨，这样的年代连封神都这么浮躁，急躁。
大导演手笔，拍得讲究，但故事又很无趣。罗生门式的三个视角叙述算是主要看点，但实在是太长了。唯有看完真相的女主视角，才能体会中世纪女性的可怜无助，她们只是男人的附属品，泄愤和生育工具，即便明确遭受了侮辱却也只能看两个男人武力决斗才裁定是非，即便最后自己的丈夫获胜，似乎也没赢回尊严，人们只是在为胜利者欢呼，这决斗究竟是为了什么似乎一点也不重要，很讽刺
这里面的男人不是禽兽就是垃圾，都去死吧……
#2021.137#还是得雷老爷子，三段视角叙事，对玛格丽特审判的那段质问我真的，你愉悦吗？只有愉悦才能怀孕！那你被强暴的时候感到愉悦吗？那你咋怀的孕！真的丑陋男性，一堆蛆虫（虽然最后也没交代孩子是谁的，不过都不重要了，重要的是玛格丽特的孩子
+ 被荒谬盘问+被朋友背叛(回看了一下这位朋友自己还说: I think that could be arranged regardless + but you will die happy. 虽然不必当真但反咬女主真是可怕，选择朋友真是得擦亮眼睛)
去他丫的正义，去他丫的上帝。本来以为看点是马特达蒙的暴躁，抑或亚当德赖弗的潇洒，又或本阿弗莱克的阴邪，没想到，这是“小变态”一个人的精彩！三种视角下，层出不穷的细节变换，嘴脸丑陋的群像，女性的物化，勾勒了足够腐朽荒谬的中世纪，全是心口爆裂而密集的鼓点。女性视角起，拍案叫绝，魔鬼无处不在，但不幸之源始终唯一。终局虽只寥寥数语，却教人心领神会。
2021最后一部
三个男人都散发刺鼻的有毒气息：让、雅克、皮埃尔。最好的生活是死了老公后的庄园主生活。结尾镜头在我脑中和Pieces of a woman的结尾镜头神奇地重叠了。绿草，果树，女人。女人甩脱暴力男之后的生活就是野火烧不尽春风吹又生。
让人想到阿婴。虽然前者是根植于（）贞洁文化的罗生门，探讨的是女性情欲的合理性。本片是在中世纪骑士荣誉文化中，放大了真正受到损害的女性身体从未被看见，而男人以此获得荣誉的荒谬：强奸不是关于受害者，是关于其所有者的财产被损害。妻子可能受到的虐杀和自己的荣誉相比，从来不值得考虑。但是一个母亲，却承认愿意为了孩子放弃真相。人性的光辉高下立见。看得震惊难受到暂停了好几次，喝点水，吃个苹果缓一缓。结局耐人寻味。
三段式有点冗长，但是真的，有毒的男性气质真的祸害前年
基本事实是清楚的，真正的罗生门是人对自我的认知。最后那场决斗拍的真好。
❶这不得给黑泽明打钱？❷好莱坞女性主义电影黄金期在七八十年代，眼下的好莱坞，女性主义只是一些以作标榜的符号，一些cliche，一些可以被贩售的商品。❸杀鸡焉用牛刀呀。
1.罗生门的叙述方式是基本盘，虽然三个叙述者口中的真相并没有太多变化，仅一些细节的不同，其中理所当然是各自利己的阐述；2.与前两个男性视角不同的是，女性的阐述有所生化，除了是对自身清白的力争，还有着为女性权利的呼喊；3.最后的决斗惊心动魄，格外加分。打斗的魅力之一便是观众无法知道谁一定赢，不谈正义，真相为结果论，双方势均力敌，这样的决斗剑拔弩张，有种沉浸式的紧绷感、刺激感，引人入胜，最后决斗结束，感受着酣畅淋漓的舒适感。
都已经明显、直接的呈现强暴了，还怎么叫“罗生门”？以为我没看过罗生门吗。所谓的各自讲述只是无关痛痒的个人小动作而已，情节也很一般也没有激荡的战争场面，不值8.5，最多7分。亚当长得真丑，片里每个女人还夸他英俊，老雷也是瞎。有时间不搞异形，拍这么部扯淡片。
这才是一个故事讲三遍的正确姿势！大本估计是深陷布鲁斯韦恩的奢靡生活不可自拔，果断又饰演一个荒淫无度的大豪绅。
外国导演眼中的女性：《最后的决斗》。中国作家眼中的女性：《三体》
女性追求自身权利的壮举最终变成男性重建个人名望的工具，只得结尾一声叹息
不是罗生门，是同一个真相的不同位面，最终在女性视角叙述下堆叠出讽刺意味。所谓真正的骑士或奸佞之人的生死相搏，从高台上看去都显得可嗤且无足轻重。精致扎实的百年战争皮囊下是颇现代的故事。
三个视角，缺一不可，其实也可以加上大本角色的视角
雷导还是功力稳健，《罗生门》的三幕结构，直到最后道破真相，把一个简单的角斗故事讲出新意。结尾字幕毫无疑问是点睛之笔：“她享受了30年的荣华富贵，始终不曾再婚”。
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