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
这还不狗血奇情？是我熟悉的阿莫多瓦，虽然这次的创作阿莫多瓦显得更保守了一点，对于情欲和性的挖掘点到为止，不过这一次的主题从以往只针对人性的深层次撕裂探讨到对国家民族历史的深层挖掘。而平行母亲这一字面含义不仅是在指婴儿双母亲的生物学身份，更是一个民族和国家对于自身历史，起源脉络的呼唤溯源与回归。佩内洛普饰演的母亲形象非常丰富复杂，象征着对于历史真相的犹豫不决，试图掩埋回避和最终坦诚面对的心理过程，一如后代之于先祖历史的复杂心理。另一位母亲的形象更显稚嫩，但也代表另一种历史观。其中女性来观看和凝视的角度非常特别，而沉重的话题：婴儿的死亡-重生构建起身份的认同。结尾婴孩面对洞里森森白骨时的退步和不忍更是后代对于先祖历史的记忆和铭刻。生命的延续总能抚平心灵的镇痛，但也应该主动揭示伤疤来面对和重新开始
阿尔莫多瓦作为一个男导演居然拍出了如此女性的一个电影还是令人惊奇！女性选择成为母亲，选择离开家庭，选择一起养育孩子，选择去找回自己的亲人与过去，又或是选择事业，都是女人的故事。女人如何互相扶持走出丧女和性暴力带来的伤痛，共同去面对那些残忍的过去，也是在面对过去。她们都那么勇敢，那么直接。这里的女人们都是她们自己，那么纯粹真实。更何况看到潘潘搞姬真的夫复何求！
真的是从头打到尾没停过，“美国队长”成功打了酱油，想看两个主演对手戏的怕是要失望了，俩人真正打照面一共不超过20分钟吧…这电影的故事也千万别较真，简直是诸多同类型电影的大拼接。能看高司令的颜和肉还有好身手，还要啥自行车。
延续了前作的回望来路，佩德罗毕竟是老了。色彩还是一贯鲜亮，不过表现手段不再尖锐。历史罪愆并没有被过激地寻求偿赎，或简单的选择遗忘，代之以平和地共存。行为留下的轨迹造就了时空迷宫，然而爱终究不会错付。从寻找、承认、接纳直到探索如何相处，是当今西班牙及至整个世界的困境。
從情節肥皂劇到歷史轉型正義，從平行母親的生活情節拉到歷史對生活的影響，真的沒想到可以這樣拉在一起，但在觀影當下真的會讓我主動拉在一起，而當我主動聯想在一起的時候，下一幕馬上就是Janis對Ana坦白的時刻，那個人類的共通性真的被阿莫多瓦抓住。
小女孩被救不是结局，那么多人知道了假公济私，滥杀无辜的真相，万一有人反水呢。是要拍续集吗?
2.里面的色彩搭配太美了，以后的装修指南。
如果没记错，我的第一部阿莫多瓦是《关于我母亲的一切》，这么多年过去，他的关切点一直是：母亲和流动的性向。如同他让佩内洛普·克鲁兹穿上Dior那件女权口号T，Feminist阿莫多瓦对于母亲的定义善意地充满弹性：专注于自我事业发展的47岁母亲、未成年的母亲、对自我性别不确定的母亲…即使不愿或无法承担母职，他一视同仁。这一点多么高贵。
延续了阿尔莫多瓦的“奇情”——狗血的人物关系和情节，“小三”怀孕男人不要孩子、医院抱错娃之类的得，但统统去掉狗血的戏份，不做道德层面的评判。剪辑干脆利落，段落结束的暗场细节处理饶有余味。｜｜｜｜在眼前的事情上往前看，不追究【不换回孩子，不起诉医院，男人要走不做过多挽留等等】，攒到最后却要来个扣问国家和“大历史”……
阿莫多瓦的及格线作品，剧情多少有些不够“奇情”，转折也少了些惊喜，女二的头发暗示性太强了。但是结尾部分我哭的稀里哗啦，支线故事真的很触动我，那种血脉连结的爱，尽管时光流逝、尽管记忆模糊，也不会放弃找寻，这是一种非常动人的羁绊。
WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS
大概在讲血缘传承？从伦理剧情，到铭记历史？看得我困惑。不算烂，不算乱，不清晰而已。前面稍微睡着了。
走失的孩子终会与母亲相聚，血缘终究会召唤血缘，红色终会与红色相融，导演也终会涉足历史直面政治，阿莫多瓦终于涉及到了历史与政治，西班牙内战的伤痕从未在他心里消失过
这生存之链啊：婴儿的血缘与无名死者的身份。Almodovar的影像如水一样流，情怀也悲天悯人，但总像少了点什么，也许是他娴熟的通俗奇情模式容易铺陈太多、叙事太满之故？我最喜欢的还是“Habla con Ella"，不单为了里面有卡耶塔诺。
第一次觉得老莫想要表达的“母爱”是如此的空洞，太像挂墙上的圣母油画了，以小见大显得毫无温度，以至于目光全部投入到欣赏各种美轮美奂的家具装潢，植物的绿，窗帘的花，抱枕的黄，厨房的红，配色真是绝。
夭折的正确，更正的错误，和解的新生；莫说故事狗血，真实的历史更狗血。
那个推荐你听summer time的人，大概你一辈子都忘不了了
阿莫多瓦和佩妮洛普克鲁兹就算是拍金牌调解中央八套小时代我也爱得下去
历史那条线略微普通吧，女性线是一如阿莫多瓦般的流畅和精彩。
震惊！《速度与激情10》提前放出！迈克尔贝的无人机借给了罗素兄弟。网飞枉费心机。罗素兄弟其实是迪士尼派来的卧底，目的是“搞垮”网飞，他俩才是真正Gray Man。
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