itv's six-part comedy The Durrells is based on Gerald Durrell's Greek trilogy ("Sunshine Island", "Myrtle Forest Treasures" and "Garden of the Gods") adaptation. The story takes place in 1935. In the cold Bournemouth, everything in the Dreyer family is "sinking". Because of an unintentional suggestion from the eldest brother, mother Louisa brought her four children to Corfu on the northwest coast of Greece. A journey of sunshine.
The four children have very different personalities. Simply put, none of them are safe. Regarding the ages of the four, there are discrepancies between TV shows and books. In the TV series, the youngest child, Gerry, is only 8 years old, but in the book he is 10 years old.
The eldest son, Larry, aspires to be a writer, and is good at sarcasm. I have nothing to do to make friends, and I also like to find a man for my mother, and find a captain who is full of dirty jokes. Said to go out hunting to support the family, but because of the back force of the gun, he rolled down the hill and injured his appendix. However, as the eldest son in the family, at a critical moment, he will still take responsibility and provide his own manuscript fees to subsidize the family; he will also cheer up the discouraged mother and encourage her to stick to her own principles.
The second son, Leslie, keeps his gun in his hands, and likes to shoot birds everywhere. The one-strand Leslie was heartbroken by his girlfriend, slandered and beaten the farmer's turkey to death, and made bad friends in prison. He was found not guilty by relying on his mother to bribe related parties. He was quite resentful about his mother's remarriage, and he still assumed the role of "wedding planner", although the final wedding was yellow. The stills on the cover is because Leslie suggested that summer picnics should be in the water, and "the Mediterranean never has a high tide"...
Daughter Margo loves beauty and beauty and loves men more. She likes to wear a bikini to bask in the sun at the door of the church. In the play, he is a character with not enough brain circuits but also cute and silly. Keep falling in love, keep getting frustrated, but still stick to it. Because of his detached personality, he is loved by the countess, and finally has a decent job.
The youngest son, Gerry, likes animals, and has nothing to do to pick up animals at home, such as dogs, turtles, seagulls, spiders, scorpions... The last episode opened a small zoo. Corfu is paradise for him because of the variety of animals that he can't even count. The youngest son is the purest and the one who is the quickest to integrate into the life of the local people. As long as he can play with him, he is his good friend, no matter whether this person is a learned professor or a prisoner in the prison.
"The magic of the island clings to us like pollen, and every day there is that quiet, quiet, time-stopping feeling that makes you wish that day would never end. But when the black skin sheds every night, a new day begins again. It will be waiting for us in front, smooth and colorful, like a children's painting, with a hint of unreality." - "Island of Chasing Sunshine" After the four people came to the island, they were slowly changing and growing up. . The eldest brother Larry finally realized that his family was the most important existence to him, and gave up the plan to leave Corfu with his girlfriend; Leslie learned to take responsibility for his actions, no longer impulsive and reckless; Margo was with the countess. In the process of getting along with him, he learned the responsibility that a person should take; Gerry collected a room of animals, and finally realized that they should be freed. This is true love, "we don't need to keep them to love them". The same applies to moms.
“The new villa is a majestic Venetian mansion with daffodil-coloured walls, green sets of windows and a fox-red roof. It is situated on a hill overlooking the sea, surrounded by olive groves and tranquility Lemons and oranges orchards, the whole place is filled with an old melancholy atmosphere. The walls of the house are mottled, the echoes in the huge room are constantly echoing, the balconies are piled with scattered leaves, and the kudzu and creepers are crawling, making the rooms downstairs. Perpetually shrouded in a dim green light." Mama Louisa was also changing. She began to enjoy life, not just for her children, but for herself. She learned to let go and knew that the children would leave her one day, "a part of loving is knowing when to let them go". He stopped deceiving himself like an ostrich, and started to face the problem. On the eve of the wedding, he had a showdown with his fiancé. After finding out that he was gay, he generously told everyone at the party that was originally held for the wedding, "we are fond of each other, but not in the right way" .
The selfless help of the island's warm-hearted residents is also one of the reasons the Dreyers have changed. The almighty taxi driver Spiro, the learned professor Theo and fellow British Mrs. Patridis and others helped the Dreyer family through difficulties time after time, and also presented a warm scene. "He (Spiro) is like a big, ugly brown angel who guards us so tenderly, as if guarding a group of slightly retarded children." The original Greek trilogy is the autobiography of the younger son Gerry, entirely from his perspective Set out, depicting five years of living in Corfu. Therefore, in addition to the large sections of animal descriptions in the book, it is an endless stream of various jokes, which makes people laugh. The 2005 BBC version of the movie "My Family and Other Animals" (with Matthew Goode as the big brother, and a god-like BGM) is completely adapted from the original book, and some narrations are exactly the same as in the book, and the atmosphere is also very good. of joy. The adaptation of this version of itv is more "freehand", except that the characters of several children are basically consistent with the original work, most of the other plots are original by the screenwriter. For example, Svan does not talk about love with his mother in the book. He is just one of Larry's many friends. After living at home for a few days, he rushed back to Athens to see his little boyfriend; Leslie took many British stamps by himself before going to court. Bribes a judge with a philatelic passion; Margo doesn't work at the Countess's house, she's busy battling pimples and being overweight; Larry picks up a gun because he's angry with Leslie and goes out hunting, only to get stuck in the quagmire. The biggest change in role is mom Louisa. In the original book, Mom is a cautious and conservative person. The two words most commonly used for mothers are "say it carefully" and "say it pitifully". She pondered recipes with cookbooks every day. She was doting on children a little bit, she didn't have a firm stance, and she was extremely anti-gay (she was angry because Larry didn't tell her that Svan was gay, because she was afraid that Svan would spoil Gerry). In the play, the mother's thinking is very modern. Although she loves children, but from the standpoint of allowing children to develop their nature freely, rather than blindly coddling (will read Larry's works seriously and give feedback, even if Margo is against her, she will praise her for her independent thinking, give When something bad happened, she went home with the warmest hug from Leslie, to satisfy Gerry's hobbies of collecting and observing animals as much as possible); she was decisive and could always save her family from disaster at a critical moment; she was very concerned about Svan's cheating marriage. is inclusive, think that's just a part of him. This version of ITV depicts the same five years from the perspective of the mother, which is very clever. Life has become no longer simple and beautiful, no longer carefree, far less joyful than the BBC version. Because mothers have to worry about household finances, plan for their children, and consider many chores in reality. This is what I think is the most interesting part of the whole show. The whole family came to a completely unfamiliar island, will life really be so happy? The memories of the youngest son Gerry are full of laughter. He only saw the bright sunshine because someone blocked the darkness for him. "In those quiet days spent in Corfu, every day was special, with a special color, a special look, which made that day different from the other three hundred and sixty-four days, and it was especially worth remembering." Fu Island is a paradise, but one day the Dreyer family will return to reality. In the original book, the Dreyer family chose to return to China precisely because World War II was about to begin. In the middle of the play, there may be flashes of reality. Larry and his friends were discussing Hitler and Mussolini in the pub, with serious expressions on their faces; relatives who came from far away from England wanted to listen to the BBC radio in order to show that they were civilized people. What came was the news that the United Kingdom was preparing to expand the size of the Air Force, and everyone's expressions instantly became lonely. Fortunately, the generator immediately burst into sparks, and the smile returned to everyone's faces. These two details are quite striking. In addition, the good point of this play is that it excludes the feeling of patronizing or condescending in the original work. Because of the time of writing, it is inevitable that the author has a condescending tone, but it does seem to make people uncomfortable now. The role of Mrs. Patridis was added to "The Dreyer Family" to suggest that mothers should integrate more into local life, which is also to weaken this point. Because of the large-scale originality, the screenwriter creates conflicts for the sake of conflict. If the circle does not go back, he will give a big reunion directly at the end, which is a bit baffling. This has also led to a bit of a breakdown in people's settings. A few people with their own characteristics, except for the youngest son, from time to time become the common reckless and foolish characters in comedy films. The emotional line between mother and Svan also progressed inexplicably, and it developed in great strides and leaps. Looking back, when Svan expressed his love to his mother, there was really no love and fire in his eyes. It's not gay to blame d=====(￣▽￣*)b In the role of Patridis, he suggested that mothers should be more integrated into local life, but also to weaken this point. Because of the large-scale originality, the screenwriter creates conflicts for the sake of conflict. If the circle does not go back, he will give a big reunion directly at the end, which is a bit baffling. This has also led to a bit of a breakdown in people's settings. A few people with their own characteristics, except for the youngest son, from time to time become the common reckless and foolish characters in comedy films. The emotional line between mother and Svan also progressed inexplicably, and it developed in great strides and leaps. Looking back, when Svan expressed his love to his mother, there was really no love and fire in his eyes. It's not gay to blame d=====(￣▽￣*)b
However, the warm and funny atmosphere of the whole play, the portrayal of family affection, the respect for personal will, and the blessing of the Greek sunshine and beauty, the healing power is still 100%. Then take a few pictures and you can directly use them as the desktop.
The second season of itv has been scheduled. It is said that filming will start in Greece this summer. I don’t know if it has been filmed now. I hope to see the Dreyer family again soon~
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