During the great depression, Arthur,
a representative of musical scores, lives
a miserable life and has a frustrating
relation with his wife. But he still has a
resource: his imagination and passion for
songs, which make him imagine everything
as a musical. Bob Hoskins in the famous
musical series by Dennis Potter, a little
masterpiece of bitterness and hope and
an extraordinary television invention.
Biography
film director
Piers Haggard
Piers Haggard (Londra/London, GB/UK, 1939)
FILMOGRAFIA
The Jazz Age (ep. The Princess, ep. Tip-Toes, mm, TV, 1968), I Can’t... I Can’t (Paura
d’amare, 1970), Blood on Satan’s Claw (La pelle di Satana, 1971), Pennies from Heaven (ep. Down Sunnyside Lane, ep. The Sweetest Thing, ep. Easy Come, Easy Go, Better Think Twice, ep. Painting the Clouds, ep. Says My Heart, TV, 1978), The Quatermass Conclusion (Quatermass Conclusion: la terra esplode, 1979), The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (Il diabolico complotto del Dr Fu Manchu, 1980), Venom (id., 1981), A Summer Story (Un amore d’estate, 1988), Four Eyes and Six-Guns (TV, 1992), The Lifeforce Experiment (TV, 1994), Eskimo Day (TV, 1996), Conquest (1998), The Shell Seekers (TV, 2006).
Cast
& Credits
sceneggiatura/screenplay Dennis Potter
fotografia/cinematography Ken Westbury
montaggio/film editing David Martin
scenografia/production design Tim Harvey, Bruce Macadie
costumi/costume design John Peacock
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Bob Hoskins (Arthur Parker), Gemma Craven (Joan Parker), Cheryl Campbell (Eileen), Arnold Peters (Barrett), Jenny Logan (Irene), Freddie Jones (il direttore/Headmaster), Spencer Banks (Maurice), Michael Bilten (papà/Dad), Philip Jackson (Dave)
produttore/producer Kenith Trodd
produzione/production BBC Television