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
三星半。不是特别流畅的处理，剧本欠打磨，两条时间线的互文可以做得更好。但还是能为山田洋次镜头中展现出的真挚情感所打动。
看的时候一直在想渥美清的电影天地，尤其最后死在电影院完全是照搬，可惜的是同样表达对电影的爱，这部无论是从剧本突然翻出来被获奖，到青老年的转换，都没什么电影之神的感觉，真的是没有比较就没有伤害。
年代戏的部分太好了，是那种最老派最纯真的好，每个角色都在发光，电影之神只存在于其中的一半，剩下一半尽显格格不入的疲惫。
好醉的一杯春梦，陈了这么多年没喝，早该挥发光了的。
欲言又止的美，結局來得太晚，年輕時的奶奶真美。把我哭慘。
6.0明显看出几年前阿凡索卡隆《罗马》的影响。但影片内容与影像风格严重割裂。
虽然很喜欢导演和一众演员 但我觉得问题真的很大…
看到一半怒弃。原节子就是原节子，四海八荒千秋万代也只有一个原节子，ok？凭什么这是松竹100年献礼...家庭温情喜剧算了...老年部分男主极其不负责任软弱令人无语，年轻部分整个故事编的很烂，演技很差，每个人像提线木偶一样尴尬。迷影片中的低劣版。当然，问题也在我，如果我根本不知道什么小津，是否能当一个普通的家庭片看呢？不知道，很难有这种心情。
结尾的魔幻时刻让人动容，在她温柔眼眸里留下的怀念，誓死维护的对电影的热爱
本电影主要讲述了“搞电影的不太行”这样一个直男故事，菅田将晖在情节的推动中唯一合理的是贯彻了帅就能让人死心踏地这种上世纪逻辑。一分给永野芽郁，真的太初恋少女脸了，另一分就情怀性给下黑小津的松竹电影场环节了——不过最后环节真的也太恶俗尴尬了，山田阳次爷爷你晚节不保啊！
看了爷爷年轻时的照片，只想说，苏打的颜值不够格啊！！
金玉其外，败絮其中。精美的构图与摄影掩盖不了内核表达的空洞与散乱，摒弃彩色的装点也是在刻意赋予历史沉重的苍凉感。一段故土往事的追忆，重现起当时街角点滴的日常。一场宗教纷争的暴乱，又一步步逼向悬崖跌落的危机。以孩童的视角窥探成人的世界，以私人的情愫聚焦于移民前的挣扎与纠结。爱是维系家庭的重要枢纽，离别却让这座城刻上想念……
7分。就算是苏打，成为烂赌鬼老了以后也很讨厌。电影副导演写了不错的剧本，第一次当导演拍摄时，遇到不大的挫折，放弃了。然后他变成了好吃懒做的无赖、赌鬼和酒鬼。当人生就要这么废掉的时候，当年的剧本得了奖，鼓舞了这个曾经十分热爱电影的人。故事一般，但获奖那场戏，女儿念着获奖感言，闪回中年轻的淑子睁大眼睛抬起头时，仿佛《千年女优》里的镜头，忽然就打动了我。这个世界上没有“电影之神”，因为电影才是神，影迷从神那里得到一切。没注意志村健演了谁，医院病床上那个抖腿的人？
无论多少次，还是会被这种迷影情节感动到哭😢永远的热爱下去吧
这是致敬松竹100周年的作品，同时也是写给所有电影人与电影观众的「情书」。山田洋次作为家庭戏「鼻祖」宝刀不老，大师级别的控场及调度在全篇得以极致发挥。平行叙事的剪辑恰到好处不失真诚，脚本的核心是映画却又紧扣「爱」的主旨。无论泽田研二老爷子还是苏打均奉献了优异演技。「让电影回归爱」，这该是个永恒的主题。百年松竹人许是都经历过这一切，才能有如此深刻地体会在其中。结尾那一下有被深深打动，谢谢电影，谢谢电影人。
感觉两个时空的故事有点脱节，但还是心甘情愿被灌鸡汤和热血，缅怀志村健。
致为梦想不懈奋斗的你！
出水宏是清水宏、小田是小津、园子是原节子？拿到剧本奖是导演自己
很暖心幽默的日本电影，何时何地都不该忘了最初的梦想，这是人生活着的意义之一，获得幸福的方式之一……
两代人的割裂感太强，看不到任何成长，使得老年戏异常难看，感受不到共鸣~6.0
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