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
“荒地上长着丁香 把回忆和欲望参合在一起”
她像一个随波的纸箱，在环形的时间里逐流。影片大半情绪建立在女主弗朗西斯的演技上，她在《三块广告牌》之后又一次惊艳到了我。我个人感觉导演应该很喜欢李沧东，清晨，傍晚，紫色的云霞，低饱和得画面从头至尾压抑着情绪，营造了一种诗意。但这不是科恩兄弟那种失败者的醉乡民谣，而是选择游离在城市边缘，自我治愈的游牧者之歌。
我喜欢这种剧。不管多老，都要有一颗自由的心。
勘破三春景不长,绍衣顿改昔年妆。
可以看出赵婷拍摄的素材远远大于目前呈现的数量 在浩如烟海的素材里剪出这样源远流长的片子很不容易 看完电影让人惊讶赵婷拍得比美国本土的一些导演要了解美国的多 平滑的摄影和高水准的BGM让美国西部格外动人 连建筑工地都拍得很有吸引力 即便是不太能看这样舒缓电影的一般人也可以从中得到乐趣 McDormand演得很放松 但也仅仅是这部电影的一部分 并不觉得值得拿奖
Victim of capitalism and intrepid pioneer of a second life. Non-actors convincing. Celebration of wide open spaces, hard labor, a way of life born out of necessity but full of optimism.
不只有哀伤，还有希望。绝症老奶奶的那幕让我想到了《樱桃的滋味》，对于他人不值一提的小事或许就是自己重燃对生活热情的动力。看完也想做个一直在路上的人，欣赏沿途的风景，听旅人诉说各自的故事也是一种幸福。
画面的确很美。让我想起了每回我父母来看我的时候，我们都会计划很长的公路旅行，有回我们开车从纽约到佛罗里达，以及至少两回跨加州的公路旅行，我们在这样的路途上的确感到了某种诗意，看到了类似的景色。每个人都有这种放逐天涯的冲动，但是最终被迫实现的原因是因为女主在人类世界中没有了任何牵绊，在这种无奈之中你也总得倔强的寻找自己存在的意义。但是事实的真相是，人的一生没有任何意义，如同一捧散沙，你人生的各种挣扎只是为了让它充实的虚度掉而已。如果我是她，我会收留那只狗，为这种虚无寻找某些意义。当然，这种自觉的摆脱别人对她的牵绊的倔强，也毫无意义。
赵婷并不像旁观者去触及一个未知的领域，她更像是一个游牧在美国西部的人间烟火，去以最高度的对任何生命的共情和敬畏，将自己融在那里。她影像所呈现的真实，就像电影中任何一个人物。在体验过人间的一切，更敢于为自己而活，即使这个过程也充满着未知，充满着痛楚，也充满着随遇而安的快感。可能是今年最佳了。。
像一首隽永悠长而意犹未尽的散文诗，关于旅途、也关于人生。
这不是《海边的曼彻斯特》里丧偶后的生活孤独，也不是《德州巴黎》中要逃离社会的心灵孤独。这种一种最接近灵魂本质，人类在这个自然宇宙中孤独，是一种不存在任何社会符号，不能用任何语言文字所形容的永恒的孤独。女性天生比男生更接近自然，这才是女性电影人最具感染力的影像传递力量。她和李安没有可比性，而是在泰伦斯马利克的基础上的更进一步。（配乐差强人意，影像风格略显跳跃，但比起骑士已经是个很大的飞跃。）
视角选题立意都很好 很喜欢导演的态度 客观展现事实并尊重个人选择 一直偏好这种有意义的影片 反映现实问题并引人思考 期待导演下一部影片
巴黎终于首映了。混合职业演员和非职业演员是一件很risky的事。Einaudi的fingerprint太重了，配音煽情能少一点也许更上一个层次？片子看到一半意识到，神经系统习惯/惯性才是人类最应该抗拒的？“所谓”底层的故事，无论在哪个国家，都需要更多。但拍好真的很不易。frances mcdormand演的好，没有她这个片是另外一个样子吧。所有人都很温暖的电影，很多都描述的很委婉，留给人思考的空间很大，戏剧化降到最低，导演的基调，👍🏻。
部分对谈像伪纪录片，部分镜头辅以配乐像MV风光大片，挺好的题材拍成这样我认为真是一手好牌乱打。金狮奖就这？当时豆瓣9分左右的开分就这？
感觉这个选材无敌了，基本已经成功了六七成。残酷的现实和诗意的人的精神内核共存，无敌的美国路上风光给后者的呈现加分太多，所以其实对前者的启示是，要流浪，要做homeless，去美国。。。好吧，虽然觉得成功主要靠选材，但处理上毫无滞涩，纯熟老练，而且是自己改编的剧本，赵导演眼看就是李安后又一个毫无违和的可以把握美国精神内核的来自东方的导演。。。
美～这部片子真实的反映了有些生活在别人眼中既潦倒又孤独，但却是生活其中的人选择的最适合自己的生活方式。当他们看到我们看不到的景色，在自然中平静的和自己相处，与三五好友聊天游历……我不觉得我能从高处俯视他们，试问我们这些居有定所的人，我们的生活难道不也一样木然过着大半生，偶尔开心，总要工作？谁不曾不会失去挚爱的人？谁不会有伤痛？只不过，我们都在以各自不同的方式疗愈行走于世间的自己罢了。所以看到豆瓣居然有个影评讥讽女主可怜的丁克人生老来无依，实在觉得太可笑了，有个伴侣有个娃就人生顶配永无伤痛了？把自己的人生价值依附在他人身上，世间行走一遭却没有自己的人生，不知道是谁可怜。片中不依附于任何人而独立自由生活的女主，谁有资格嘲笑？吃了你的还是向你诉苦求安慰了？
北美最高排名：6
赵婷只是如所有abc和久居欧美发达国家的亚裔一般，在努力地用文化认可和地域认可来增加自己的归属感罢了。
一部独具特色的公路电影，因其女性视角和人生哲思而显得平静、深刻、温柔。夜空旷野观看木星、长久略过车窗的景色，都让我想起圣经中摩西的晚年，上帝为他指出应许之地却不令其进入，摩西远眺后便死在山上。生命中的迦南到底在哪里可能并不重要，在路上的过程里才有圆融。
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