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
不知道为什么，在这部里裴斗娜每次吃东西看起来都像难以下咽。
是枝裕和毫无惊喜之作，我看过他的四部电影里最差。宋康昊凭这部片拿戛纳影帝有点儿补奖的意思，他大热那几部哪部不比这部演得好……
摩天轮上两两互映，遗弃者与被遗弃者在小小的四方箱内情感尽现。安静的步入高潮，然后悄然回落。温情到浪漫与飘渺的现实，自然很难被接受。我们需要克制和面对的是什么？
是枝裕和属于创作水平线始终保持在较高位的导演，即使有时候犯些同质化、主题雷同的毛病，如果忘记掉可供比较、参照的作品，那些被垢病的作品仍然有其令人惊艳的本质。
继承是枝近年来非血缘亲情和失意者温情的主题，一段犯罪情节剧嵌入其中，配以一些快餐式的批判输出。多亏是枝的笔触，这些欠缺巧妙的设定没有崩塌，我们依然可以较平静地对待这个浮于表面的当代童话。
对比看了「晨曦将至」，是枝裕和的这部作品太寡淡了。警察的故事线真可有可无。从头闷到尾。
？ 有效的影像全部指向内部却空中楼阁地关于社会议题？不是剧本电影，更像是说明书电影
比导演的前作要弱一些，而且更擅长选用的社会特殊职业来诠释社会问题，相比之前，弱化了很多人性的探讨，一样由于人物的弱化，结尾的留白就显得那么的无力，要不是是康昊大哥，我估计看一半就擦掉了。再接再厉吧，其实这种职业好多好多，俗称底层人物的遍及，要是真的这个在大陆能拍，也能拍出一个系列。
全片唯一的泪点 就是冬秀听到那句 “感谢你出生”时的表情 然而我又没明白结尾自动送死是什么意义 2022.5.26 追着姜栋元去戛纳看的首映
3.5 看完即忘的电影，故事和视听上都没什么惊喜，唯一能夸的还是导演选小孩演员的眼光吧。0.5星给制作。@cityplaza
7分。仍然是是枝裕和的温柔童话。只不过没有给我温柔一击的感觉，温柔倒是一如既往。不知道日韩的法律是怎么样的，但放任一个杀人凶手不去抓捕，只为了等待她接下来可能的更轻的犯罪行为。感觉说不通吧？重案组的人会为打拐的警察让路？轻重缓急好像不是这个顺序吧。另外，日本导演镜头下的韩国和韩国导演镜头下的很不一样。在《掮客》之前，韩影里好像很少海边和火车的镜头，也不会有这样公路旅行般的桥段。而如果韩国导演来拍《掮客》的话，多半会是一部悬疑犯罪片。宋康昊的影帝应该是过去以来的一种总结表彰，因为本片给他的表现空间不算很大。
延续《小偷家族》还是原本不相干的一些人意外地组成一个“临时家庭”，但明显不如小偷好看，也不如小偷有力量，虽然结尾也是蛮感动的，演员的表现力上就不能比，没有树木希林和安藤樱，宋康昊也还好吧，戛纳影帝，这是当作颁给是枝裕和的吧，所谓的奖就是分蛋糕游戏，同样用一个温情故事去切入探讨社会问题，但小偷家族有个对“家”的重构，而掮客就没什么了，片中几乎没一个坏人，但沉重的问题就摆在那儿，那还探讨什么呢？一切都在最后的温情中消解了，《无人知晓》的尖锐全消失了……裴斗娜的刑警这条线完全融入不了
是枝裕和热衷于组建临时家庭…但这组有点塑料味…当然，也有一贯平淡中突然惊雷戳中泪点的小温馨…探讨领养与贩卖的边界，有需求就有市场，不是法定程序太苛刻谁会去花重金买…母亲亲自当人贩算代孕了吗？这么负责的掮客现实中又怎会存在，警察的执法方式真的ok？
还是太乏味了。像是枝裕和自己“效仿临摹自己曾经佳作的仿作”，或者说像韩国的是枝裕和粉丝的学生作品，温情小伎俩失去以往的力道，剧情人物安排也有挥之不去的设计感（又是一组不完美的边缘人物抱团取暖，又是要背负了黑暗的过去但内心又无比善良）。平庸、平淡、套路，其实问题都没那么大。本作最大的弊病还是在于对苦难的粉饰、对严肃社会问题的浪漫化重构。只能说那些糖霜一样的小确幸小温暖带来了巨大的欺骗性，剧作里弃婴、贩婴的“正义性”还要建立在IU那句反堕胎立场的台词之上，如一些评论所言，实在是虚假的自我感动。最后再来个温情的收尾，都不知道还有什么现实映照可言。宋康昊戏份如此之少，发挥得如此之平庸，竟然能水到戛纳影帝，只能说IU拿影后都比这合理。
宋康昊的表演在他自己的作品里好像算不上出彩，甚至没留下记忆点。
好嘛裴斗娜演了个人形评论音轨（按照目前西方文艺工作者的主流视角这个小孩肯定在片子开始前就被打掉了。。
我还真没想到是IU救了这个本子，IU对于这个角色“平”的演绎恰恰真实且动人的，若是没有摩天轮那场戏，这个非常想使劲打动人的本子可能真的会变成一场宏大的自我感动，调度方面还是有一些可圈可点之处，环绕式和跟踪式的调度蛮有韩国电影的感觉的，但是刑警线的鸡肋显然让文本大打折扣，优化一下的话，完全是一个小时四十分钟就能讲完的故事…
一般吧，感觉有些寡淡，不如是枝裕和其他的作品。
除了那句 出生前把孩子s了比生下后把孩子s了更好吗？ 其他真的没有什么大记忆点…社会养育&父母责任…东亚共同话题吧…
怎么说呢…..口下留德的说法是“偶有华章”，summary的说法是“可以 但没必要”。iu的演技哪怕是在平均水平也一般的本篇中也是肉眼可见的脱节啊….
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