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
金敏喜拿着那束野花等等等等的从屏幕前走过来的时候，瞬间沉沦，这么美丽的画面必须得是彩色的。
日常是琐碎黑白尴尬，别人都是讨厌鬼，只有你汗涔涔出现在我面前，喝酒后有朦胧眼神和可爱睡态，人人都爱你。所以一定得有一部我们的电影，你唱着婚礼进行曲，因为你喜欢树叶和野花，所以整个画面都得为你变成彩色。
我想在海边光着身子跑来跑去等待朝阳。
在自我指涉中，“真实”被呼唤了出来，身体先于思维有了反应，谁也无法解释为什么看到最后我一个爆哭。
从来不是你的事，一直是别人的。
很喜欢这个导演，看到在瞭望台上偶遇导演和他妻子时的场景，那长达10分钟毫无内容毫无细节，通过形容词构建的尴尬无意义对话，极大讽刺了现代社会无意义寒暄，或者思想匮乏的大众。还有对当代主流资本至上意识形态的讽刺，看到小说家尴尬的笑了几次，导演还在用形容词说着那些毫无信息量的对话，我已经笑出了声。符合个人对现代大众审美的态度，对大众主流意识形态的嘲笑。
浅焦镜头虚化了背景，让人专注在眼前的人物的脸上，他们彷徨迷茫恐惧，而且模糊的背景仿佛把人推进迷雾里，整个电影弥漫着不确定。Jodie演技令人信服。
83，很久没有看这类电影了，很舒服地看完一个的茫然，90分钟讲述一个逃离遇见知音的故事，“躲”出现了三次，最后遇到女演员时两人有礼貌却不吝啬表达对对方喜爱与欣赏，结尾处，明明设置了提前五分钟的小说家竟没有在外边等候女演员，两人完成了对接，看完电影后面对空无一人走廊女演员失落怅然，最后她也与观众完成交接，消失在荧幕之中。
久久不得挥散而去的轻松小品，关乎情感、关乎日常、关乎个人历史与生命自由。
当然，我们也有自己的至暗时刻，只是没有像这部影片一样被表达出来。朱迪科默演得非常好，在一部伪纪录片里，素颜上阵的她无比真实，让人完全相信她就是现实中不眠不休救护病人直至崩溃的医护人员。相信当时的武汉也有很多她这样的英雄。致敬！
洪尚秀的小电影真是拍得越来越放松，巧妙，自在。
一个疫情大爆发，并且现在还是捉襟见肘的国家拍的抗疫电影，让部分zg键盘感动得不行。还反过来嘲笑《zg医生》，我笑了
讲述新冠疫情的《help》
还是熟悉的配方，观影的感受如同去见了一个很妙的老朋友。
这就是以“人”为中心和“以“国”为中心的电影的区别。隔着屏幕都感受到了新冠肺炎病毒的传播和紧张，每一个镜头都是为了人这个个体。又摆脱不了个人在国家、社会、体制面前轻如鸿毛。最后无奈的质问镜头问的绝不仅是英国！
最后五分钟的欧尼和一分钟的彩色把我有如被欺骗的迷茫感拉回来了一点
20211123le。关于新冠疫情的另一种视角。
zf防疫低效 不当
一个对自我产生质疑的小说家，偶遇曾经要将其小说拍成电影最终却推掉的导演夫妇，三人同行又遇到自顾息影的女演员。导演因赞许女演员的才华导致小说家对导演对女演员生活选择品头论足产生反感，不留情面地驳斥对方。导演的妻子不愿继续与其同行，小说家的观念与女演员不谋而合，因此二人打算共同完成一部短片创作。影片的结尾，女演员独自在影厅里观看成片，留给我们的只有一个镜头，即是女演员手捧野花目光清澈地走向屏幕，嘴角挂着清纯的微笑，哼着婚礼进行曲。洪尚秀借小说家之口说出自己全新的创作理念:情节不重要。被深剖赋予意义的生活细节也有被夸大之嫌。最重要的是重拾对生活的信念。影片中反复提及的女演员丈夫一角，始终未曾出现在影片中，以及影片的影片中。而小说家创作的前提是夫妇二人共同出演，对于生活起到决定性意义的事物是缺席的。
疫情下的生活不易，很虐心很治愈的观影体验。“小变态”朱迪科默演技不得了，基本上是素颜出镜吧，几次情绪上的爆发太让人心疼。影片以小见大，细节做得非常真实可信，与《中国医生》完全相反的路子，更突出个人，小环境
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