Elliott, a young fisherman with an extraordinary voice, gets the chance of a lifetime when he is discovered by the successful high-profile music manager, Suzanne. Suzanne soon pairs Elliott with her estranged daughter and music producer, Lily. On his way to becoming a star, struggles from the past threaten not only his big breakthrough, but also the budding love with Lily.
故事发生在人流汹涌的大都市伦敦。奥玛尼萨(Gordon Warnecke 饰)是一位英俊帅气的巴基斯坦青年,在叔父的帮助下开了一间小小的洗衣店,以此为生。叔父十分满意奥玛尼萨的勤恳和老实,觉得他是个可靠的男人,于是开始帮他张罗起了娶妻事宜,当然,在叔父的内心里,自己的女儿是成为奥玛尼萨妻子的最佳人选。
强尼(丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰)是奥玛尼萨的大学同学,得知好友正在经营洗衣店,强尼主动请缨前来帮忙。和奥玛尼萨不同,强尼个性张扬桀骜不驯,但奇怪的是,这两个男人凑在一起,还颇为投缘。随着时间的推移,一种超越了友谊的感情在他们之间诞生了。
来自下层社会的年轻人尼克·盖斯特(丹·史蒂文斯 Dan Stevens饰)与富家子弟托比·费登(奥利弗·科尔曼 Oliver Coleman饰)友情非常好,尼克受托比的邀请来到他家小住,从而一脚踏入费登家族奢华尊宠的上层生活。这次短暂的拜访,让尼克认识了包括内政大臣在内的上流名人,如此纸醉金迷的生活诱惑着他,使他不可自拔。尼克的妹妹凯瑟琳·费登(海莉·阿特维尔 Hayley Atwell饰)是第一个发现尼克同志身份的人,她鼓励尼克回应报纸上的同志交友广告,尼克从而认识了他的第一任男友利奥·查尔斯(唐·吉莱特 Don Gilet饰),然而不久两人就以分手告终。三年后,尼克终于以费登家族一员的身份步入他梦想的上流社会。走出利奥的阴霾,尼克与他的第二任男友万尼·欧拉迪(阿莱克斯·温德汉姆 Alex Wyndham饰)如胶似漆。时值1987年大选前夕,尼克收到了当年不告而别的利奥的信息。
由英国BBC出品的同志题材影片《美丽曲线》改编自阿兰·霍灵赫斯特获得布克奖的同名小说,以1983-1988撒切尔夫人连任英国首相时期为背景,以写实的手法,通过对青年尼克·盖斯特的描写进而刻画了当时英国社会的变迁。
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东非大裂谷自红海至赞比西河口,连绵三千里,从太空都能看到。这里是多姿多彩的地方,有喷发的火山、覆盖着森林的高山、美丽的峡谷、广袤的草原、巨大的平湖和河流,是鳄鱼、河马、狮子、大象、火烈鸟和非洲人的家园。BBC采用最新的高清摄影技术,探讨了形式东非大裂谷的地质力量,展现世界上野生动物品种最多的地貌。
Visible from space, Africa's Great Rift Valley runs three thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi. It's a diverse terrain of erupting volcanoes, forest-clad mountains, spectacular valleys, rolling grasslands, huge lakes and mighty rivers, and is home to crocodiles, hippos, lions, elephants, flocks of flamingos and a diversity of indigenous peoples.
Using state-of-the-art high definition filming techniques, this series investigates the geological forces which shaped East Africa's Great Rift, and which make it one of the world's most wildlife-rich landscapes.
Part 1: Fire
The valley is the product of deep-seated geological forces which have spewed out a line of cloud-wreathed volcanoes stretching from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Their peaks provide a refuge for East Africa's most extraordinary wildlife, including newly discovered and previously unfilmed species which have evolved surprising survival strategies to cope with their challenging mountain environment.
Part 2: Water
The Great Rift Valley channels a huge diversity of waterways - rivers, lakes, waterfalls, caustic springs and coral seas - spanning from Egypt to Mozambique. Some lake and ocean deeps harbour previously unseen life-forms, while caustic waters challenge life to the extreme. But where volcanic minerals enrich the Great Rift's waterways, they provide the most spectacular concentrations of birds, mammals and fish in all Africa.
Part 3: Grass
The Great Rift Valley provides the stage for an epic battle between trees and grass - its course influenced by volcanic eruptions, landscape and rainfall. On its outcome rests the fate of Africa's great game herds. In the Rift's savannas, grazers and their predators struggle to outwit each other, forcing one group of primates to develop a social system that paved the way for the evolution of mankind.