Casiraghi

SetinthecountrysideofCuba,adomineeringfatherexertsastronginfluenceoverhisfamily.However,whenhesuddenlydisappears,his13yearolddaughterLiliisdistraught.Attemptingtobringhimback,sheusesaspiritualritualanduncoversanuncomfortabletruth.

Duringthefirstdayofbeingateacher,Kumarika(AomSusharManaying)runsintoabigproblemwhenshefailstochecktheschoolschedule.Duetoherunawareness,sheendsupfightingwiththemanwhoownsthewholeschoolcausinghertofearthatshewillnotonlyfailherassessmentbutloseherjob.Kumarikaisshocked,however,tofindtheowneronlyflirtswithherinsteadoffiringher.Notbelievinghimtobeseriousabouther,shebeginstoignorehisallofhisadvancements.Hertwobrothers,ontheotherhand,begininvestigatinghisbackgroundinordertoprotecther.

Duringthefirstdayofbeingateacher,Kumarika(AomSusharManaying)runsintoabigproblemwhenshefailstochecktheschoolschedule.Duetoherunawareness,sheendsupfightingwiththemanwhoownsthewholeschoolcausinghertofearthatshewillnotonlyfailherassessmentbutloseherjob.Kumarikaisshocked,however,tofindtheowneronlyflirtswithherinsteadoffiringher.Notbelievinghimtobeseriousabouther,shebeginstoignorehisallofhisadvancements.Hertwobrothers,ontheotherhand,begininvestigatinghisbackgroundinordertoprotecther.

Duringaragingsnowstorm,adrifterreturnshometotheblue-collarbarlocatedintheremoteCanadiantownwherehewasborn.Whenheofferstosettleanolddebtwithagrizzledbartenderbytellinghimastory,thenight’seventsquicklyspinintoadarktaleofmistakenidentities,double-crossesandshockingviolence.You’renotgoingtobelievewhathappenedatTheOakRoom.

呼啸而来的救护车拉来了病危的老太太，她漂亮的孙女奥利卡（安东尼娅桑提利AntoniaSantilli饰）匆忙赶来医院，老太太去世前告诉孙女一个天大的秘密，多年前一箱珠宝埋在俄罗斯。却被在病房里等妻子生孩子的玛比奥索（塔诺·希玛罗萨TanoCimarosa饰），开救护车的司机安东尼奥（阿利耶罗·隆歇热AlighieroNoschese饰）和比杰瑞（尼纳托·达沃力NinettoDavoli饰），断了腿的瘸子和医生都听到了。于是，都坐上了去俄罗斯旅游的飞机展开了寻宝之旅。在飞机上他们不期而遇，玛比奥索把医生的护照偷拿了出来塞进马桶里，不料护照却飘出了窗外贴在窗户上，情急之下他用双脚踹烂玻璃，失去密封的飞机失控了他卡在了窗户中。帅气的导游瓦西列夫（安德雷·米罗诺夫AndreiMironov饰）来接他们，大伙分头行动，上演了滑稽...

Awomanintheframe’sforegroundwatcheseventsunfoldinginaroom.Suddenly,hithertohiddenbyherfigure,herdoubleentersthescene,andcatastropheensues.Isthisatrickyhorror-mystery-thrillerbyDarioArgentoorBrianDePalma?No,itistheextraordinary,unexpectedgestureofIndonesianmasterGarinNugrohomarryinghispenchantforother-worldlyfantasywithmyriaddevicesofpopulargenre.ARotterdamregularoverthepasttwenty-sevenyears,Nugroho’simpressivebodyofworkspansfeatures,documentariesandshorts,amongtheseacclaimedOperaJawa,selectedforIFFR2007.

Will,ayoungHispanicgaypotter,isonegregariousguy.Hisbossisterrible,buthe'sgotagreatboyfriendandagreatjob.Unfortunately,behindthatveneerisadarkpastofviolenceandmentalillnessthatheisdesperatetokeephidden.Whenhisbipolarmothercomesoutofthewoodworkaftertenyearsofsilence,hebeginsexhibitingunexplainablesymptoms.Afteraninjuryatwork,hestartslosingfunctioningofhisarms,andsomethingsinisterlurksinthecornerofhisvision:asilentandominousmaninawolfcostume.Willspiralsintoanobsession,determinedtosolvethismysteryofhisown.Whatisgoingonwithhisarms?Canhetrusthisboyfriend?Ishebecominghismother?

Setinanundergrounddungeoninhabitedbybundled,raggedhumanbeings,afterthenuclearholocaust.Thestoryfollowsthewanderingsofaherothroughthesituationsofsurvival.PeoplewaitfortheArktoarriveandrescuethemwhiletheirhabitatfallsapart.Delvingdeepintothedustyandlongabandondedvaultsofb-cinemainsearchoflostgemsalwaysleavesmewithabittersweettaste.Ononehandthediscoveryofunexpectedgemswherenoonewouldthinkthempossibleisarewardingexperience.Ontheotherhandthoughitmakesonewonderhowmanyoftheseremarkablelow-budgetoddities,personalloveaffairsofdirectorsneverquitefamousandnowallbutforgotten,havealmostforeverslippedfrommemory?nanycasewhatwehavehereisalittlepost-apocalypticgemfromPolandthatisreallybetterthanithasanyrightto.ThedystopiannearfutureofO-BI,O-BAfindsagroupofsurvivorsofthenuclearwarthatravagedtheEarthinhabitinganunderworldconcretebunkerandbidingtheirtimeastheywaitforthemysteriousArk,anairshipofsomekindthatwillcomeandsavethem.TheArkprovestobeanelaboratehoax,carefullydesignedtogivehopetothemalnourishedanddesperatedenizensofthebunker,whileinthemeantimethedomethatseparatestheirmiserableexistencefromthenuclearwinteroutsideisslowlycavingin.Whatfirststrikedmeaboutthemovieisthedesignofthebunkerandthedepictionofthesurvivors.Thesurvivorsaregaunt,filthyandterrible-lookingpenitents,dressedinragsandaimlesslywanderingtheneon-lithallsofthebunkerlikeautomatons.Thebunkerisarundown,seedyplace,withbrightneonlightspeeringfromallsidesliketheeyesofmalignantbeasts.Ononehanditisaslightly80’sdepictionofthedystopianfuturebutthemovieneverstoopsdowntoMADMAXcheese.Insteaditcombinesbitingpoliticalsatirewiththebleakoutlookofaworldwithnofuture,blackcomedywithbarbsonapathy,religionandpower.Thesurvivors,forexample,arefedsomekindofflourdroppingfromatubethathoversintheair-lateronwediscoverthefoodsupervisorusesbooksandtheBibleitselfasfillerforthismeagremeal.Therearemanysuchshortsymbolictouches,perhapsnotlife-changingorfaith-restoring,yetplayful,cleverandinspired.Onethingisforsure;O-BI,O-BAisnotyourrun-of-the-millsci-fischlock.Itovercomesitsmodestbudgetwithcreativityandhasgenuineartisticaspirationsbothfromawritinganddirectingperspective.Myopinionisthatitshouldhavebeenfilmedinblackandwhiteinsteadofcolourthough.Thedirectorusesatmosphericlightandshadowtogreateffectanditwouldhaveregisteredevenbetterinstarkblackandwhite.Theblue-greenneonontheotherhandoutstaysitswelcomeafterawhile.Justaminorgripeinanotherwisesolidb-moviewithitsheartsetinalltherightplaces.ImaginealessbleakTHEROAD(CormacMcCarthy)beinginjectedwiththesatireandhumourofDR.STRANGELOVEandyou’regettingthere.Seeitifyoucanfindit.

InSeason2 - corporateattorneyJoannaHanley(KristinKreuk)findsherselfatatoplawfirminWinnipegreadytomakeafreshstartawayfromherpreviousfirm.There,anewclientdrawsherintotheshadowyworldofhackers,activists,andapoliticalmovementthatwon’ttakeanyprisoners.ThecaseleadsJoannathroughmanytwistsandturns,untilsheeventuallybecomesakiller’starget.Herestrangedfathertriestoassisther,whichleadstoaneventthatwillchangeboththeirlivesforever.Meanwhile,Millwood’slifebloodhasbeenleftdepletedfollowingthebankruptcyofthemill.Withrisingunemploymentrates,tensionsintownarerunninghigh,leavingBillytoretreatfurtherawayfromtown,butwhenhisrecklessbrotherShane(AndrewChown)showsup,Billy(PeterMooney)isforcedtoconfrontchildhoodmemories.

Settobroadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinspiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuphanToddandispeggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterbrookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheperfectfamilyadventure,packedwithafun,mischievousspiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomplishedandbrilliantactorswhoaresettoappearinthiseagerlyanticipatedadaptation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterbrookinepisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelypartforme,butthewholescriptisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone)willplaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartoninepisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPepperdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyinepisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardpushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willplayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningUp)willplayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescapingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemporary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willplaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrenspendingtheirsummeratScatterbrookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirstepisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterbrook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterbrook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentspinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlypersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconspiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoppedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoputitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondepisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterbrook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeperofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhappythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcompetitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcompetitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeopardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentproductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeopardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveproducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisproducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSpooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristopher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChopperandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSprouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollypopMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Receptionist