Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
在釜山电影节上看的，以为会是四川同乡会，没想到有好多韩国人。四川方言➕韩英字幕➕第一排的我，内战开始时候睡着了，文革时期醒的，谢谢电影清晰的时间线。
里面海王救人后潇洒离去的画面配上bgm实在是太帅了！
加了很多戏，让每个角色都更像人，更有人性，更有温度。与父母的连结，与爱人的连结，与朋友的连结就是我们与这个世界的连结。In this terrifying world，all we have are the connections that we make.
绝对五星，名副其实的华语年度最佳！荒诞的艺术，光怪陆离的社会变迁，《霸王别姬》的隔空对唱，模糊舞台和荧幕的扑面而来的丁达尔效应，极具个人色彩和地方特色的空灵的戏梦版的表达，文革时期向右野蛮生长的水泥砖墙，屎里找蛆的桥段。细节和记忆点很多，非常大胆，导演也极具野心。在釜山电影节看的，179分钟，中途走了几个韩国人，亮灯后也有几个韩国人昏睡在座位上，只有我和个位数的同胞在诺大的影厅里鼓掌到人潮散去
在「飞行」主题旋律下，荒原狼被打得一飞冲天——呼应「钢铁之躯」里的一飞冲天：耶稣复活，神灵崛起，故事终局，夫复何求。
其实一开始打开豆瓣看到这个9.0分我是真的有点不相信的，怎么可能院线版才6.4分，扎导仅仅凭借在在故事叙述上增加两小时就真的可以让分数实现如此大的跨度。但是看完我是真的打脸，无论是人物塑造，故事情节还是打斗场面都是直接超出了我对9.0的展望。我甚至都无法想象如果当年院线版放的就是扎导版会是怎样的结果，扎导真的是干得漂亮。
片中也透露出不人性的一面。英雄有伟大的使命和宏愿，是拯救世界的英雄，却只有符号化的情感，没有人之常情的反应和行动。
有声默片，很多场景十分梅里埃。也是近几年华语新片里少有的没有哪个角色/演员让我感到尴尬的，可能是方言、戏剧感对夸张表演的宽容度比较高。
挺好看的。灰蒙蒙的电影色彩。四川话的对白。小成本好电影。
incroyable mais vrai 导演很有野心 但是没必要
挺特别的一次观影体验，想到门德斯的话剧《雷曼兄弟三部曲》，很多纯平的光影很有感觉，可惜并不统一。想知道用了多少箱烟饼，20箱应该有
他们枯燥乏味，是生存在新教伦理的理想人物，除了亲情爱情、父子情、姐妹情、崇拜之情的基本种类以外，情感分寸没有把握好，刻板僵化，只成为身份认证和抓手，而全片更多情绪情感的细节完全不在场，许多对话堪称稚嫩和淤塞。
#SGIFF#风格绮丽，几组长镜头和诗歌的运用恰到好处，☯︎交替的转换也颇有创意，阴间也和阳间一样。时代浮沉下小人物的命运能被拍得如此魔幻现实，真的很难得。 如果说缺点的话，就是时长太久了，叙事的话用诗歌作为间隔也显得取巧了。
既虚构又真实，既魔幻又现实，既老又新。就是感觉没讲完，还能讲…
我的天呐，比院线版好点儿，至少终于把故事讲清楚了，但是有些特效是不是还是太残念了，其内容之庞杂，根本就不是一部电影。BGM的品味有点不敢恭维，除了WW的音乐，海王和闪就像某年代歌单，尤其海王，高端男士用品广告。
这个意义上，尽管正义联盟确实表达了不同的态度，说了不同的故事，但并没有比复联走的更远。
比院线版好点有限，扎导还是老问题，能力支撑不起逼格，全靠拖沓、慢镜头、bgm来凑，剧情逻辑和人物行为逻辑全都可以为了逼格乱编。不过有一说一，比bvs导剪版让人吐血的剧情和桥段已经好一些了。
Festival des 3 continents 2021-今年華語片最佳沒什麼懸念了吧
得感谢豆瓣徽章，否则估计很难会去看4个小时的超英电影。DC小白也看的有滋有味，也算是DC入门了吧，面面俱到的交代背景以及画面特效都在线让人观感预约，唯一不足的就是高潮大战处理的太简单了，铺垫了半天结果超人三下五除二就结束了战斗，过瘾度不够
这片子本身用一部电影涵盖另几个角色的故事本来就强人所难，硬是撑到4个小时，如果不是线上播放，可真没人会去看。
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