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Welsh Development Agency - Welsh actor, Rhys Ifans, stars in a new movie from Lionsgate Films entitled Dannie Deckchair.

Now playing in NY and LA. Opening August 27 elsewhere.

An Australian cement truck driver, Danny (Rhys Ifans), decides to try to escape his life in the drabness of the city after a fight with his girlfriend (Justine Clarke) prevents him from taking a long-awaited vacation. Tying large helium-filled balloons to his deckchair (ie, a lawn chair), Danny sails away into the sky, where a surprise thunderstorm sends him hurtling out over the Outback, eventually finding a small town to settle down in incognito, while the media whips itself into a flurry about his disappearance. Reinventing himself in the small northern town of Clarence, Danny soon falls in love with the town's only parking cop, Glenda (Miranda Otto).

Danny Deckchair is only a trifle, but it has its charms, most of them residing in the low-key performances of Mr. Ifans and Ms. Otto, who make an attractive pair of shy soul mates. Isn't it nice to imagine that true love can literally drop out of the sky and land in your yard? Stephen Holden, New York Times

From a logical standpoint, the new Rhys Ifans comedy “Danny Deckchair” makes absolutely no sense. The premise is preposterous, the situations are silly and the finale is fairly fallow. Yet the film still employs a warmth of spirit and enjoyment that is infectious, making the Australian import a simple and joyous affair.

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