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
特别特别真实的一个议题。拍的很现实，没有提前说的话，还以为是纪录片。老头的演技真的绝了。哭的那段真行！不过大女儿的演技确实尴尬。电影里的每一个人都在面对生活，面对残忍的事实。不管怎么样，都得生吞下去。还有冷不丁的魔幻梦境，可以看出是角色的背离，但有的确实有点突兀有点不知所云。不过新人导演如此细腻认真已经很好了！
关于疾病假设性的表演，这部片子似乎是个反面的例子吧，脑补式的阿兹海默行为学和浮空的记忆。
家里的老伴，拿起做好的寿衣，那是我最后的体面
有点为了这点醋包了这顿饺子的感觉。比如，想把跑酷元素加入电影中；想把美人鱼的故事做成电影；还有一段洗脑的旋律啊啊啊啊。细品起来也别有一番风味，泡泡组成了歌，歌又终将回归漩涡、正如电影中提到的，银河系最终会和仙女座相撞，所有人都会化为原子，最后在新的星星里重逢。小的元素与大的背景（泡泡末日）结合，形成电影独特的风味。美中不足的是有时候画面看起来缺经费。
老虚，你果然是慕残吧（回去做游戏好吗求求你
3.5星，讲真其实可以到6.5到6.8分。如此大的阵容，万众期待，难免不了导致心理落差过大。画面和运作设计及流畅度都是顶级的，没得说。音乐，泽野输出的是行活，就是他的平均水准，无功无过，波澜不惊。最大的问题出在剧作上。套用海的女儿的故事模版OK，但总得讲出新意，哪怕观众能猜到所有展开，你也不能就这么随意平铺直叙了。细细想来，最大的毛病在于，所有情节点都落后于观众的情绪点，观众情绪上来了，剧情没跟上。等剧情上来了，情绪已经过去了……………………
刚刚陪护病人出院看到此片很有同感，结束部分的超现实表现让人眼前一亮
...我都不知道说什么，日本剧场版再这样做下去都是流水线了
女主确实不太行，但是两位老人的表演炸裂。导演长镜头调度的功力不俗，但是过多的超现实段落冲淡了力度，课堂的那段懂的都懂但确实刻意。最后一场戏太加分了，回到家中，亲人都还在，回过神来才想起皆已逝去。
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竟然是老虚剧本？第一眼新海诚来着…结尾还是流下几滴泡泡水
再讲个笑话，网飞出品
符号感很强，和前段时间看的《爱》很像，值得一看，既真实又深刻。电影里不乏超现实场景，印象最深的有父女俩在雾中拉手（这一段个人感觉不是非常必要），死后世界（这段挺不错，尤其是悬空打麻将），结尾在水里躺着（有点致敬老塔？），还有两次真假难辨的扔球男孩
剧情一言难尽，其他角色都是男女主的工具人，男女主cp感和羁绊也不强，小美人鱼的点一出现，后一个小时的大概剧情都毫不意外，最好奇的泡泡雨出现的原因没有解释，发生爆炸的理由莫名其妙，结界破解得也莫名其妙，我只能假设是泡泡们的小妹妹获得了爱情，泡泡们磕到了(？)磕破了就心满意足的离开了。。（自己都觉得扯的程度）还有漩涡和生命周而复始的点和小美人鱼的点结合编剧不觉得奇怪吗？若是为了给女主留下一种永恒感，女主本是泡泡来，回到泡泡去有什么问题吗，看到女主融了真一点都不伤心
5。破产版《困在时间里的父亲》，但错误视角太多，比如秦牧一家人的视角到后面就不见了。开头用超现实镜头与现实镜头相结合来进行过渡，比如父亲看到玩皮球的小男孩，但后面也就没有这样的设计了，用窗帘缠住女主角来达到同样的效果，就俗套了些。
冲着太原看的，但是味不足，演员表演略木讷，情感没烘托出来。
在平遥电影节错过之后，居然能在moma上映很开森，像是种执念的完成。电影从几个人的视角平铺，感觉略散。还是会与之难过，也感动。但是觉得爆发还可以再酝酿，力量有点弱。玄幻的部分插入略突兀。最后平躺水上想表达什么呢？但是无悔去影院支持一把。
跳脱
女主遭遇“死亡”的时刻。从阴间飘来的水中女尸与现实里水面倒影中的自己遥遥相望，这一情境使得结尾女主能够再次回家见到健康的父母，不是以闪回的形式，而确实是再次相见。而最后女主独自在自己房间（空间区隔世界）换衣服的时候意识清醒过来，既是时钟停止的时刻（阴间），也是时钟开始的时刻（阳间），这或许可以使片名多一份理解，来处是归途，或者归途是来处。里面蕴含的无不是在人们生老病死的工厂式流程（一是老人的背景都是工厂的工人，二是女主在医院亲历生命的死亡）下真挚的生命（🐻）与情感。
女主表演痕迹太重，整个片子影像也缺乏质感。只能说对阿兹海默症的关注值得肯定。
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