Scottish author James Hogg's 1824 novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, a kind of religious satire/polemic crossed with a doppelganger tale and a forerunner of the plot twists of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Fight Club, ends with a curse against anyone tampering with its text.
In 1988, celebrated Scots filmmaker Bill Douglas prepared a screenplay adaptation, but died before he could get it made. I was present when the producer suggested it as a suitable project for Lindsay Anderson to take over, but Anderson himself died not long afterwards. A fresh script has recently been created by crime writer Ian Rankin and James Mavor, but has yet to go before the cameras. Those involved are advised to beware falling objects, shadowy assassins, sudden illnesses.
But in 1985, Polish director Wojciech Has created his own version, Osobisty pamietnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany, known more...
In 1988, celebrated Scots filmmaker Bill Douglas prepared a screenplay adaptation, but died before he could get it made. I was present when the producer suggested it as a suitable project for Lindsay Anderson to take over, but Anderson himself died not long afterwards. A fresh script has recently been created by crime writer Ian Rankin and James Mavor, but has yet to go before the cameras. Those involved are advised to beware falling objects, shadowy assassins, sudden illnesses.
But in 1985, Polish director Wojciech Has created his own version, Osobisty pamietnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany, known more...
- 11/13/2013
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
Stephen Fry
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TV’s favorite cabbie is putting away his A-z and turning to crime in ITV’s new heist drama Doors Open. Set in Edinburgh and based on Ian Rankin’s best-selling book of the same name, Doors Open tells the tale of a professor, a banker and a businessman who attempt to rob an art gallery.
Dougie Henshall plays a businessman named Mike Mackenzie who comes up with a scheme to steal priceless pieces of art in order to impress his ex-girlfriend. The artworks in question are stored in a heavily guarded bank vault but a bank open-house day provides Mackenzie and his chums with an opportunity to get their hands on the goods. Professor Gissing (Stephen Fry) and banker Allan Cruickshank resent the fact that the wealthy hide...
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TV’s favorite cabbie is putting away his A-z and turning to crime in ITV’s new heist drama Doors Open. Set in Edinburgh and based on Ian Rankin’s best-selling book of the same name, Doors Open tells the tale of a professor, a banker and a businessman who attempt to rob an art gallery.
Dougie Henshall plays a businessman named Mike Mackenzie who comes up with a scheme to steal priceless pieces of art in order to impress his ex-girlfriend. The artworks in question are stored in a heavily guarded bank vault but a bank open-house day provides Mackenzie and his chums with an opportunity to get their hands on the goods. Professor Gissing (Stephen Fry) and banker Allan Cruickshank resent the fact that the wealthy hide...
- 4/12/2012
- by admin
Resident UK renaissance man Stephen Fry is returning to British drama in the adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Doors Open. The ITV-commissioned 2-hour film is produced by Fry’s Sprout Pictures. He’ll star with Scottish actor Dougie Henshall in the art heist project. The story follows a self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker who undertake a scheme to swap a priceless Edinburgh art collection with forgeries and make off with the goods. Fry is playing the professor, Henshall is the millionaire. Further cast will be announced soon. James Mavor and Sandi Toksvig adapted the book. Marc Evans (Collision, Hunky Dory) is directing, Jon Finn (Billy Elliot) is producing and executive producers are Sprout’s Gina Carter, Fry and Toksvig. Shooting starts on April 23 in Scotland.
- 4/12/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Stephen Fry and Primeval star Dougie Henshall will lead the cast of ITV1's Ian Rankin adaptation Doors Open. The two-hour film, which has been adapted by James Mavor and Sandi Toksvig, is based around an audacious arts heist and is set in Edinburgh's corporate banking and fine art world. One of Rankin's best-selling books, Doors Open follows Mike Mackenzie (Henshall), who becomes bored by his millions and business. After an evening drinking, Mackenzie teams up with close friend Professor Gissing (Fry) and the love of his life Laura Stanton to come up with a plan to swap priceless masterpieces for accurate forgeries. Laura Mackie, director of drama at ITV, said: "Doors Open is full of excitement with many twists and turns and it is as much of a love story as an (more)...
- 4/12/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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