Clockwise (film)
- John Cleese: Brian Stimpson
- Sharon Maiden: Laura Wisely
- Stephen Moore: Mr. Jolly
- Alison Steadman: Gwenda Stimpson
- Penelope Wilton: Pat Garden
- Chip Sweeney: Paul Stimpson
Clockwise - Well done, Mr. Stimpson or Clockwise - At the last second is a British comedy film from 1986 that tells the story of an over correct headmaster of an English " State School ", the experienced on the trip to an annual meeting of school directors several misadventures, .
Action
The plot shows the running of the school headmaster Brian Stimpson of its total school to Norwich at a meeting of school directors. He has to be the honor, chairman of the special elite club of school principals as the first director of a state comprehensive school, are represented in the main directors famous private schools.
The comedy of the film is based in part to the fact that in English the word right both right also means right, and thus lost a part of the joke by the German translation one. This problem was solved in the synchronization by the fact that Mr. Stimpson at any occasion, the phrase "right way " is used, often by persons other than " right " or is misunderstood " to the right".
Due to this misunderstanding gets his carefully ordered life gradually completely out of control. The more the school principal tried to correct his mistake and arrive on time, the more mishaps happen to him because he is not able to make the right decisions under stress. His overemphasis of seriousness and order is exposed as hypocritical complacency, behind which there is inability to inconsistency and indiscipline hide.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was an " enjoyable entertainment with a plethora of quirky supporting characters and actions that maintains the interest in the somewhat thin story".
Awards
John Cleese won in 1987 for his portrayal of the Evening Standard British Film Award ( Peter Sellers Award for Comedy ).
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Stimpson school was named after Thomas Tompion, a famous watchmaker.
The journey Stimpson is framed by the chorale He who would valiant be: Before his departure he can sing him by his disciples, after his appearance on the " Headmasters Conference " him sing the assembled headmaster. The text goes on John Bunyan back ( The Pilgrim 's Progress, 1684; present version of Percy Dearmer 1906); he describes the valiant struggle of the pilgrim against all odds:
He who would valiant be ' gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy follow the Master.
There's no discouragement Shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.
Who so beset him round with dismal stories
Do Themselves but confound -his strength the more is.
No foes Shall stay his might also; though he with giants fight,
He will make good his right to be a pilgrim.