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
片内各种冲突都零敲碎打的，隔靴之感，无甚惊喜。三大牌确实有魅力，花式演出了娱乐人的不同维度的装腔作势，各自得瑟又互相膈应。从没有觉得佩内洛普这么美，狮子爆炸头张扬跋扈，小表情有时媚有时酷。老演员伊凡很像国内那些道貌岸然装超然的老艺术家，明里淡泊名利，实则心里酸楚眼红那些流量星，只恨观众没眼光觉得自己曲高和寡无知音。。。安东尼奥神兜兜国际范巨星架势，神气活现一小人敢想敢干。。。最后还是最不要脸成大赢家。
班德拉斯和克鲁兹辣到冒烟 但剧本零惊喜 导演是不是老了？？
伏笔设置还挺巧妙的，不过影片节奏挺拉胯....还好有三位主演精彩的表演
在我这和濑濑敬久的《友罪》一种观感（2021年旬报十佳第七，映画艺术十差榜首）
非常犀利，表面上看是元电影，实则是对当下艺术处境的高度浓缩，异常辛辣的反讽。几乎汇集了各种现象，商人为了声誉投资艺术、艺术家们清高的假面、偶像明星的肤浅做作、创作者们浮夸形式化的创作。
在发现兔子里的指甲油之后没有大声喊叫，快速的去扔掉这段太真实了，我看的好难过，最不值的是自杀的女司机。电视台里的人被反复讽刺，他和在网上吃瓜的我们一样，有什么信息做什么判断，真相只有当事人自己知道。
虽然的确有反思到日本谢罪文化的窒息和媒体报道的失效，但看完只想创死大爹不能不说是创作出现了严重偏差，而且配上这么和解的结尾反思了个寂寞啊。
两位男主们要表演出人物戏里戏外的状态,自由切换。更难的是,两位男主各自还有面具。所以他们要演绎出本我,自我和超我三者区别，很值得推荐。
一个中学女生的意外身亡，让许多人的人生背负上沉重负担，有的被逼向绝境，有人甚至走向死亡。一件超市偷口红的简单事件，引起的余波却如此强烈，影片张力十足地呈现了普通人的人生困境。有时候，真相没有那么重要，而原谅不原谅，也许能让人从良心的亏欠中走出来。寺岛忍所饰演的人物有意思，“强行的善意”与“虚伪的公益”，让人印象深刻。
3.8 为了达成冲突及事件后的反应，剧作太刻意了，以及大货车司机之后全程不在场？
我们能够体会感同身受的痛苦，我们无法触及灵魂深处那种飘零无系的空白。
第一次做父亲不懂得爱女儿的父亲在失去之后在抽筋剥皮的痛楚中逐渐学会了如何去爱，可惜一切围绕着这事件的人都已支离破碎。结尾尚有一丝丝的光。为喜欢的古田加一星。
突然想到国内要是拍一部讽刺国产电影的电影就绝了
81/100。#Toronto#通过对一部电影排练过程的刻画，生动反应了该行业中一些不为人知的秘密，也借几个主要人物之手，展现了导演自己的某些看法。但这些所谓的概括其实都是其次，本片最关键的一点是看着幽默而诙谐，不存在太大的观影压力。其实电影节真的需要更多这种不带自以为是的包袱，而让给观众轻松一笑的电影。 @2021-09-17 07:25:34
映画の話に戻ると、ストーリーはとても気に入りだけど、一本の映画としてはどうかなと思う。セリフによる説明が多く、映像の美しさはほとんど見受けられないので、映画じゃなくて小説にしたらいいじゃない？でもやっぱストーリーが良かったので、落ち着いて最後まで楽しむことができた。
当不幸意外发生，你可以选择相互之间的仇恨，但也可以选择与自己和解。
十分讽刺当今电影现状--倒不是像老马丁说的那种电影院被“主题公园”电影充斥着、挤出了“艺术电影”或者真正的电影。大部分的好电影，似乎都会参加某种电影节。电影入围之后，就可以在片头印上那个电影节的logo。进入“主竞赛”单元则更是种荣誉。片名不止于此。两位男主分别代表了传统和学术派以及流量和商业大制作的对立，他们之间的竞争也是现在威尼斯电影节主竞赛单元之间的竞争。除了母题之外，诸多细节也颇有趣味。比如戏中狡诈的弟弟杀死了踏实本分的哥哥的桥段在戏外得到实现。学术派“大师”的漂白牙，我们也可以在发布会女导演的口中见到。导演们为了表达电影到底有多虚伪，上述例子不一而足。最后提出的电影究竟何时终止的问题，则像是在说，作者停笔则“作者已死”，但是电影
看到扔奖杯那块笑了，能看出创作者们的焦虑，能决定乘一条船的主创们都差球不多，谁也别觉得比谁高级，不然容易玩不下去
那个女的也太可怜了！无法得到原谅而自杀！可那并不是你的过错啊！
看简介很有意思，加上又是日本本土票选的年度十大，可能期待过高了吧，看完觉得太普通，叙事，视听，都没能充分展现这个故事。
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