Povodni konj
komedija
The Hippopotamus, Velika Britanija, 89 min
Imdb ocena 6.4
Žanr: komedija
Igrajo: Roger Allam, Tim Charles, Rod Glenn, Amanda Holt
Režija: John Jencks
Avtorji: Stephen Fry (based on the novel by), Blanche McIntyre, Tom Hodgson, John Finnemore (additional writing), Robin Hill (additional writing)
Jezik: angleški
Slovenski opis filma:
Njegova prijatelja, lord in lady Logan, povabita osramočenega pesnika Teda Wallacea v svoj podeželski dvorec Swafford Hall, da bi jima pomagal pojasniti niz čudežnih ozdravljenj. Ted odkrije krivca za ta pojav: 15-letnega Davida Logana.Ko so ga odpustili z mesta gledališkega kritika, osramočeni pesnik Ted Wallace izkoristi priložnost, da bi se za nekaj časa pritajil v podeželskem dvorcu Swafford Hall, domu svojih premožnih prijateljev lorda in lady Logan. Tam se je pred časom odvil niz čudežnih ozdravljenj in gostitelja ga prosita, da bi jima pomagal pojasniti osupljiv pojav. Ted dejansko najde krivca zanj: pohotnega 15-letnika Davida Logana, za katerega njegova starša menita, da premore zdravilni dotik. Lord in lady Logan ne vesta za sinove nekonvencionalne metode "zdravljenja" in zadovoljna delita njegov dar z vsem svetom. Med slikovitim naborom obiskovalcev dvorca sklene Ted dokazati, da so "čudeži" navadna goljufija, da bi mladeniču tako prihranil življenjsko zadrego. Komedija "Povodni konj" je prva filmska priredba mednarodne knjižne uspešnice slavnega britanskega komika Stephena Frya.
Originalni opis filma:
A country manor mystery that's actually a deliciously wicked comedy of manners, The Hippopotamus is a rollicking adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry. It centers on a lapsed poet, failed drama critic, redundant husband and hard-working drunk, Ted Wallace (the mellifluously voiced Roger Allam in a rare starring role). Fired from his newspaper job, Ted leaps at the chance to drown his sorrows at his old friend's country estate, Swafford Hall. A series of spiritual healings have recently put the household in a tizzy. The purported miracle worker is his hosts' teenage son, Ted's godson, David (Tommy Knight). Lord and Lady Logan are set on sharing their boy's "gift" with the world, blissfully unaware that his "laying on of hands" trick involves, well, an emphasis on "laying." At odds with a colorful party of fellow guests only too ready to swallow anything they're told, Ted sets out to prove the miracles are a hoax and save the young man from a lifetime of embarrassment.