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　　迈克·李的《与此同时》描述了撒切尔夫人时代英国的经济衰退，是这位编剧兼导演在电视领域开创性工作的巅峰之作。他利用紧张的接触来打破菲尔·丹尼尔斯和蒂姆·罗斯饰演的兄弟俩枯燥乏味的日常生活，其中包括与一个努力成为中产阶级的一本正经的阿姨(玛丽安·贝利)，与一个快要发疯的喋喋不休的光头党(抢镜的加里·奥德曼，这是他第一个主要角色)，这令兄弟俩越来越不满。《与此同时》由迈克·李如今标志性的即兴创作过程以及贝克特式摇摆不定的对话节奏推动，是对领取失业救济金的生活的一种无情的、往往极其有趣的观察。

　　当著名作家维克托·阿德尔曼逝世时，一位记者联系上了他的妻子莎拉，希望能抢先报道这位伟大作家的一生。随着记忆的帘幕被缓缓拉开，维克托和莎拉这场近半个世纪的爱恋过程终于呈现在世人眼前。然而在甜蜜生活的背后，这对世人眼中的模范夫妻究竟埋藏着多少不为人知的秘密？丈夫背后的神秘女子又究竟是谁？ 当浪漫的爱情遭遇不忠的背叛，当真爱背后是熊熊燃烧的野心，他们究竟该如何解决婚姻的种种危机？

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.