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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaDisgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
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I was worried I might be disappointed by this movie because of the negative reviews, but that worry was ill-founded. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and thought it well-found the balance between absurdity, pathos and grit.
I could hear the literary voice of Stephen Fry throughout, especially in the outpourings of the protagonist. The words sizzled and danced and revealed a certain realistic sensitivity.
I am not associated in any way with anyone involved in the film.
I could hear the literary voice of Stephen Fry throughout, especially in the outpourings of the protagonist. The words sizzled and danced and revealed a certain realistic sensitivity.
I am not associated in any way with anyone involved in the film.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable film. Surfing Netflix for something decent to watch when I chanced upon The Hippopotomus, having not heard of it. What a nice surprise! Delightfully funny and tender, without being soppy. The narrative was pure Frye wit...brilliant...smart and so funny. So nice to not be bored by stupid slapstick, but laugh out loud at the fab script. I just loved this film.
I could feel Stephen Fry in the leading role, that's how good Roger Allam is. He also carried the movie through the slow beginning. The story is intriguing, fun, sad, and happy, all at the same time. It's a shame I hadn't heard of it until I happened upon it while browsing the free section of Amazon Prime. Well worth a watch, as long as one is not very religious or uptight.
A lovely film, very good story which you would expect from a movie based on a Stephen Fry novel. Roger Allam is brilliant as always and the supporting cast a joy. The film may not to be to everyone's taste and some of the scenes are not for people who may be easily offended. Make yourself a cup of tea, get some nibbles and settle down to watch a well written and well acted fim.
A clapped out poet brings his powers of perception to an English country house acclaimed for its miraculous cures, and finds more than he bargained for ...
Lovely doff of the cap to English detective fiction, although it finds much humour in declining to avert its gaze from the nonsense of the convention. The theme of miracle cures is important, so the one scene of emotion toward the end matters a lot - I didn't feel it, maybe because the moment of death was never addressed thematically. Hey - it's a country estate, built on the deaths of others.
The pace and humour are good, and the hero is perfectly smashed and detached. The weakness is in the supporting characters - not the performances, but their drama and the necessity of their presence. No great turns or lines, and I guess that's down to the original writing.
Music and sets are gorgeous, editing keeps it clipping along.
Overall: Insightful and entertaining, not so dramatic.
Lovely doff of the cap to English detective fiction, although it finds much humour in declining to avert its gaze from the nonsense of the convention. The theme of miracle cures is important, so the one scene of emotion toward the end matters a lot - I didn't feel it, maybe because the moment of death was never addressed thematically. Hey - it's a country estate, built on the deaths of others.
The pace and humour are good, and the hero is perfectly smashed and detached. The weakness is in the supporting characters - not the performances, but their drama and the necessity of their presence. No great turns or lines, and I guess that's down to the original writing.
Music and sets are gorgeous, editing keeps it clipping along.
Overall: Insightful and entertaining, not so dramatic.
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaRoger Allam and Sir John Standing appeared in V for Vendetta (2005) and Game of Thrones (2011). The former also featured Stephen Fry, who wrote the novel upon which this film was based.
- Citas
Rebecca Logan: My God, look at the state of you.
Ted Wallace: If you're here, Rebecca, who's ruling over Narnia?
- ConexionesReferenced in Origins Podcast: Stephen Fry - The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss (2019)
- Bandas sonorasTasty Numbness
Written by Antonio Sanchez and Dario Boente
Performed by Antonio Sanchez and Dario Boente
Piano by Dario Boente
© Published by Greedy Silence Music* & Dario Boente Music (ASCAP)
-Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Limited
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- USD 273,588
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 29 minutos
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