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
Un film emportant, empalent, éblouissant de la mise en scène tout en ayant une voix musicale, remarquable. L’adaptation est à la fois moderne et historique. Une densité narrative est également incroyable. Bref, un film ambitieux, luxueux, poignant.
至少，影片给了一种很多人一生都无法体验的梦幻巴黎的感觉。
Un seul mot pour résumer: le désenchantement. 第一次碰到VFstF，真的是被字幕拯救了……看之前有很大期待，前半段还挺兴致勃勃，后半段就感觉看累了，总体冗长却又觉得尾声仓促。海报出处那段确实是挺喜欢的，导演拍Benjamin还真蛮好看的。
阶级突破后得意忘形，打回原形，忘了自己想要什么！
虽然旁白实在太多
6.0/10 分。初看，蓝光。整体普普通通。演员们演技没有任何问题，但这个西部片的剧情放今天真的是太“老”了。枪战剪辑得也是挺一般的，比如门口开枪那一段，七八个人没打中老头，简直是对西部劫匪们的侮辱。。。可能是美国佬对于“比利小子”的情怀吧，IMDb上也有7.2分。个人真的无爱。
服化道太差了，把当时巴黎上流社会拍的太寒酸了
影片投资超1870万欧元，这女角也太水了吧。。。
不知天高地厚的年轻人闯巴黎，旁白很多，没有吸引人的演员，服装有质感。看了45分钟。
引用句评论:城市套路深，我要回农村。
退隐的高手，叛逆的儿子，“连鱼都能追踪”的墨西哥人，满满一袋钱……西部片没有这些俗套的设定也就不好看了。
“这个野心勃勃的吕西安是个什么人？一个追逐虚荣的快乐和快乐的穷小子，牺牲一切来换取快乐。就像飞蛾投进了火堆，是环境造就出的奴隶。他的良知等同于一个无情刽子手。”
好帅嗷嗷嗷，进度条撑住啊啊啊啊啊，前方高能细细品味 ，你看你看
是为被纸醉金迷的社交所裹挟的人拍的，为让文学成为一块卑微的踏板的吕西安们拍的；也是为菲茨杰拉德这种人拍的，本可以“回归写作，回归他自己”，身体却被泽尔达所占有、被疯狂、失控的派对摧毁，他的灵魂并不属于文学。藏在故事背后的内森拥有真正的文学之眼，冷静地审视喧嚣与沉沦，“我想到了所有那些在觉醒之后，必须找到内在力量的人”：文学家不是记者，记者是语言的零售商、词语贩子、艺术家和公众之间的经纪人；文学家不是供职报社、出版社的掮客，“在巴黎，要生存下去，要懂得和纺织大亨们分享自己的女人”，不是那些见风使舵、是非不分的生意人；文学家不该是保皇党和自由党眼中的一张选票，不该向贵族的封号低头、也不该辱没爱情的庄重。吕西安曾形容卡洛琳，“她穿一双猩红色的长袜，有一张初恋的面容”，仅在那一刻他与文学擦身而过。
吕西安无法留在巴黎，卡洛琳死在巴黎，爱与美都在这里凋零——他将停止幻想，开始生活
7.5分，首先从电影整体上来讲，个人觉得完全可以拍出一部史诗作品，这其中并不只是增加一倍的时长，而是有关于法国大革命后，人们在受到以权力、名利、金钱等代表的物欲的诱惑下，逐渐舍弃了最初的爱与信仰、理想与真诚、善良与正直等正向价值这一宏大且深刻的社会现实，在此其中的素材可挖掘的太多了，因此本片拍的有些不够深入，某些人物如内森就没有好好刻画，引用的旁白也过多了，完全可以通过具体的影像来呈现，否则只是文学作品的影像化罢了。ps：巴尔扎克笔下的巴黎和伍迪·艾伦的巴黎，真像是现实与理想的距离。
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片名为《幻灭》，讲得更多的是“幻”，而非“灭”。“灭”，有如“眼见他楼塌了”，不过一瞬；而“灭”之前的“眼见他起朱楼，眼见他宴宾客”，才是“幻”，才是影片的题眼。而一个人一生的起起伏伏，在一个时代面前，微不足道。《幻灭》全书一共分为三部，在1837年至1843年间出版，属于巴尔扎克篇幅浩瀚（共计137部作品）的《人间喜剧》中《风俗研究》部分的《外省生活场景》编（同类下还有大名鼎鼎的《欧也妮·葛朗台》），是整个系列最长的一部。普鲁斯特曾在给友人的书信中对《幻灭》赞赏有加。中译本由人民文学社在1978年首次出版，译者是傅雷先生。
一百年前的故事和今天没有多少差别，富人的虚伪和底层对名利的穷追不舍也是一模一样
片名为《幻灭》，讲得更多的是“幻”，而非“灭”。“灭”，有如“眼见他楼塌了”，不过一瞬；而“灭”之前的“眼见他起朱楼，眼见他宴宾客”，才是“幻”，才是影片的题眼。而一个人一生的起起伏伏，在一个时代面前，微不足道。《幻灭》全书一共分为三部，在1837年至1843年间出版，属于巴尔扎克篇幅浩瀚（共计137部作品）的《人间喜剧》中《风俗研究》部分的《外省生活场景》编（同类下还有大名鼎鼎的《欧也妮·葛朗台》），是整个系列最长的一部。普鲁斯特曾在给友人的书信中对《幻灭》赞赏有加。中译本由人民文学社在1978年首次出版，译者是傅雷先生。
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