Taking Off

Taking Off 1971

6.90

Manželům Larrymu a Lynn, kteří jsou navenek spokojeni se svým životem, jednoho dne nečekaně zmizí dcera Jeannie. Začíná pátrání, v němž se ukazují marné snahy „rozumně“ objasnit její dobrovolný odchod, stejně jako nalézt místo, kde se ukrývá… Takový je ve zkratce příběh, který natočil režisér Miloš Forman v USA poté, co zde dlouho hledal vhodnou látku pro svůj nový film. Navázal v něm na svoji českou tvorbu (zejména na snímek Konkurs) a zároveň satirickým až zlomyslným způsobem postihl způsob života některých Američanů. Není proto divu, že byl mnohem lépe přijat evropskými diváky. Získal za něj ocenění britské akademie BAFTA za nejlepší režii a na MFF v Cannes Cenu za nejlepší film. Současně otevřel Miloši Formanovi cestu k další umělecké činnosti a možnost přesvědčivě se prosadit mezi hollywoodskými tvůrci.

1971

Shelley

Shelley 1979

7.71

Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree. In the original run, Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Fran, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his Landlady, Edna Hawkins. The series was created by Peter Tilbury who also wrote the first three series. The scripts for subsequent episodes were by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, Colin Bostock-Smith, David Frith, Bernard McKenna and Barry Pilton. All 71 episodes were produced and directed by Anthony Parker. Series seven was titled on screen The return of Shelley, and was broadcast in 1988. This time round, Shelley is separated from Fran, and lives on his own, doing his best to avoid obtaining gainful employment. The series begins with Shelley returning to the UK from Saudi Arabia, where he had taught English for a few years, only to find that his calls to his old friends are now screened by answer phones and that yuppieness has taken root in his old neighbourhood. The final three series returned to the on-screen title of Shelley.

1979