  We study the dynamics of extended rod-like bodies in (or associated with)
membranes and films. We demonstrate a striking difference between the
mobilities in films and bulk fluids, even when the dissipation is dominated by
the fluid stress: for large inclusions we find that rotation and motion
perpendicular to the rod axis exhibits purely local drag, in which the drag
coefficient is algebraic in the rod dimensions. We also study the dynamics of
the {\em internal} modes of a semiflexible inclusion and find two dynamical
regimes in the relaxation spectrum.
