A film about Claude Shannon, the "Father of Information Theory"

A film about Claude Shannon, the "Father of Information Theory"

Part 1 　　Programme One introduces us to our presenter Colin Stafford-Johnson and to his journey. Opening with early morning mist rising off the river, viewers will be transported to a world few ever see. Close-ups of riverside wildflowers revealing the minutiae of river life give way to massive aerial shots of the river as it flows to the sea. Colin offers thoughtful reflections from inside his canoe or by the light of his campfire. A kaleidoscope of colour and action crosses the screen with giant butterflies and dragonflies powering up and taking off in slow motion. Kingfishers are filmed crashing into the river on their relentless hunt for fish while the Daubenton’s Bat is filmed at night scooping insects from the water’s surface. 　　Part 2 　　In Programme Two Colin brings us to the source of the mighty river and its unassuming beginnings. From here, it is a non-stop journey through breathtaking encounters with beautiful migrant Whooper Swans, Great Crested Grebes and Cormorants to name but a few. An explosion of Starlings gathering at dusk is perhaps the greatest wildlife spectacle to be seen in Ireland. Unseen and underwater we follow the mating antics of freshwater crayfish – argumentative male suitors fighting over females, protective mothers with their delicate babies. In slow motion a Red Squirrel is transformed from a cute rodent to an arboreal acrobat whose mastery would match any leaping lemur in Madagascar.

Part 1 　　Programme One introduces us to our presenter Colin Stafford-Johnson and to his journey. Opening with early morning mist rising off the river, viewers will be transported to a world few ever see. Close-ups of riverside wildflowers revealing the minutiae of river life give way to massive aerial shots of the river as it flows to the sea. Colin offers thoughtful reflections from inside his canoe or by the light of his campfire. A kaleidoscope of colour and action crosses the screen with giant butterflies and dragonflies powering up and taking off in slow motion. Kingfishers are filmed crashing into the river on their relentless hunt for fish while the Daubenton’s Bat is filmed at night scooping insects from the water’s surface. 　　Part 2 　　In Programme Two Colin brings us to the source of the mighty river and its unassuming beginnings. From here, it is a non-stop journey through breathtaking encounters with beautiful migrant Whooper Swans, Great Crested Grebes and Cormorants to name but a few. An explosion of Starlings gathering at dusk is perhaps the greatest wildlife spectacle to be seen in Ireland. Unseen and underwater we follow the mating antics of freshwater crayfish – argumentative male suitors fighting over females, protective mothers with their delicate babies. In slow motion a Red Squirrel is transformed from a cute rodent to an arboreal acrobat whose mastery would match any leaping lemur in Madagascar.

希区柯克首次尝试纯喜剧片，根据同名舞台剧改编，讲述农夫选妻，兜兜转转之后发现意中人却近在眼前的故事。此片改编的最大难度在于把台词甚多的剧本改成纯靠画面表达喜感的默片，希区柯克默默地从影片中段开始发力，将下午茶聚会段落处理成经典打闹喜剧，令观众捧腹不已。由于摄影师考克斯在拍摄中期生病，因此希区柯克还亲自掌机客串了一回摄影，而希区柯克也为了此片的宣传而给英国报纸写了一封公开信，这开启了希区柯克对他的影片进行自我宣传之路。

希区柯克首次尝试纯喜剧片，根据同名舞台剧改编，讲述农夫选妻，兜兜转转之后发现意中人却近在眼前的故事。此片改编的最大难度在于把台词甚多的剧本改成纯靠画面表达喜感的默片，希区柯克默默地从影片中段开始发力，将下午茶聚会段落处理成经典打闹喜剧，令观众捧腹不已。由于摄影师考克斯在拍摄中期生病，因此希区柯克还亲自掌机客串了一回摄影，而希区柯克也为了此片的宣传而给英国报纸写了一封公开信，这开启了希区柯克对他的影片进行自我宣传之路。

影片主要讲述的是农大毕业生陶花立志回山区家乡创业，因资金困难，让未婚夫春阳向城市闺蜜白冰冰借钱，未料春阳嫌弃农村创业艰辛，转身投入富家女怀抱，陶花在事业爱情双重打击的情况下，毫不气馁，用勤劳智慧和乡亲们一同建设美丽乡村。在此过程中，她重新收获新的爱情，并不计前嫌，对身患重病的春阳伸出援助之手，展现了新时代农村女大学生不忘初心，回报家乡的高尚品德和胸怀大爱，敢于担当的无畏精神。

凯瑟琳（洛丽泰·扬 Loretta Young 饰）出生在一个平凡的农户家中，为了能够走进更高一层的阶级中去，凯瑟琳决定前往大城市学习医务护理以便成为一名护士。然而，梦想刚刚扬帆起航便遭遇了海啸，凯瑟琳的全部积蓄都被骗子骗走，她甚至要面临流落街头的悲惨命运。幸运的是，凯瑟琳看到了一则招聘广告，年轻的议员格兰（约瑟夫·科顿 Joseph Cotten 饰）正在为他的豪宅雇佣一名女佣，就这样，凯瑟琳去应聘了。 　　聪明可爱的凯瑟琳很快就赢得了格兰家人的信赖，她的出现给这幢死气沉沉的大房子带来了一丝快乐的意味。不仅如此，格兰也渐渐爱上了这个古灵精怪又诚实肯干的姑娘。

凯瑟琳是瑞典移民赫尔斯特隆家惟一的女儿，因为不满足于乡村生活，她决定离家到城市里去学习医务护理，好在毕业后进医院做一个护士。可是事不如愿，她在还没有到达目的地的时候就被油漆匠阿道夫骗走了身上带的学费。无奈，她只好应聘了广告上的大房子里的女佣。大房子里住着年轻的议员葛兰·莫雷，他的母亲，以及管家约瑟夫·克兰西。凯瑟琳的出现似乎给这个略显沉闷的家带来了一丝活力。她热情好学，而且在乡间生活的历练使得她还非常能干。见过她一面之后，葛兰的母亲、老莫雷夫人就决定雇佣这个年轻的女孩，虽然她可能只在这里工作2个月。除了能干家务，凯瑟琳煮的咖啡比约瑟夫煮的好，她的做饭手艺似乎征服了年轻议员的胃口。而葛兰也似乎爱上了这个淳朴的姑娘，他甚至会一时脑热地和她一起去滑冰。