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
保羅許瑞德。Oscar Isaac。好看。
莫名其妙的故事，人物关系和进展也很莫名，除了一点虐囚的镜头，真是乏善可陈
摄影和剪辑很加分。虽然但是，对于黑狱中的执行者没啥值得原谅的，尽管他也是个人。
伊萨克在片中给出了今年最沉入角色内心深处的表演之一，引人入胜、功力深厚。但施拉德“几年如一日”般地让自己被统摄在布列松的阴影之下，近乎痴迷地反复模仿；以及仍旧重复着那些暴力创伤应激、道德的绷与崩、自毁倾向、极端主义与极权控制等母题，这些题旨被近乎痴迷地反复书写。不能说不好，就是太重复，是施拉德第N次重复《出租车司机》，情节、人物关系全部如出一辙，但又由于反复太多次而导致有所失准，力度上也不如前作。
太喜欢这个风格了，视听真的很棒，每次这个配乐一起来，丧的情绪就已经到位了，自我救赎与复仇执念，看似走向光明的未来，却没能算到少年意气，最后宿命般的完成使命，坦然迎接结局，只是在最后却又留有了一点光明和希望，爱就是生活的意义。
3.5, 除了节奏慢点还行，有点马丁风格的醉乡民谣，poker场面没看够
救赎一直是保罗施拉德的核心主题 独特的执着 老派的浪漫 能沉的住气 喜欢
配乐挺好的，监狱里的那段画面挺喜欢
主角和男孩相互救赎的主线引出战争对人的迫害。立意很好，拍得不咋地，四不像。
算牌是一层幌子，掩盖了痛苦，在Cirk那条短信后创口被活生生撕裂血肉模糊，走向黑暗的方向，我看的时候整个人都在抖。结尾有点看到《好时光》，“I’ll take you home”，对这种注脚是爱与温情的实在没有抗拒力。对伤痛电影的理解愈发深刻了….
本子太糟了。起初镜头带来的游离感被Tye的引入逐渐消解得了无踪影，随之叙事也被感情戏彻底打乱阵脚；盯着奥斯卡的脸撑完了后半部分。
很温柔的一种拍法，牌桌与现实并行的剧作结构，围绕压力转移的概念，战争创伤另辟蹊径的表达，把一场十分温情的戏放在一个看似五彩斑斓但是冷冰冰的数字化景观中，也无异于男主色调单一的世界。扭曲或者间隔暴力场面，遭遇无法被重现，置于现场才会真正理解，是电影永远无法抵达的地方。牌算得再好，人也拗不过情绪。只是觉得爱情戏过于跳脱
ᐈ因为他的下巴比中国电话簿里的名字还要多
Paul Schrader終其一生在做與布烈遜相同的事：為靈魂受盡折磨的主人公規劃一條通往終極「審判」的漫長路途。 1）關於光與白色和色彩的界定：白色吸附罪孽，是光的捕手，光被囚禁其中，黑色是光停止的地方；五彩繽紛的賭場是沿途經過的站點，是享樂主義者熱衷聚集之地。 2）關於選擇：Cirk，黑、白、灰色（不確定、懷疑主義）的交替；La Linda，過分奪目和刺眼的人造奇觀。3）Tell視Cirk和La Linda為自我救贖對象，某程度而言是錯誤選擇，什麼才是真正選擇？Schrader給出的答案承襲自Pascal，齊克果，到布烈遜和德萊葉的脈絡傳統：讓光得以解放的選擇。4) 結尾，當Tell有選擇意識地提出決鬥時，神蹟降臨：光從黑白灰的生存輪迴，色彩填塞的虛無面紗之中解脫，終見超驗的精神性空間。
3.0。运用非布列松的表演方式和剪辑节奏，去表现布列松的电影内核，这是矛盾而无效的。除去鱼眼镜头带来的压迫感，整体极为散漫。
以为是犯罪动作片，却是中规中矩的黑色宿命主题，大量对白和氛围衬托，对男主奥斯卡伊萨克的演技要求挺高！赌场里的21点大赛，一心只想复仇的少年，关塔那摩虐待囚犯的精神折磨，都在影片中！最后隔着玻璃对手指的镜头，想起了ET！
又是布列松+救赎主题，施拉德好像一辈子都在拍一种电影。只是这种强烈的新教气质，真的不是我的菜
Right ingredients, wrong meal.
施拉德这样的人有多宝贵，他对黑色电影语境的界定犹如自我编撰的“罪人”背负十字架一遍遍在轮转的自我鞭挞中自省、内置，隐忍，教诲意义不在于对人的警示和震慑，而是那种由内的精神超脱。反高潮处理几乎与一切类型模式对着干，对现代精神萎靡现象的痛斥，对资本的不屑，对情感淡化的抵触，大喊USA的精神爱国者不加掩饰的嘲讽好似丑角。除去对他本人文艺精神的赞叹和片中几处意象化处理，情节设置问题还是挺大的，节奏把握和情感线的落差实在是无法忽视，Issac倒是眼神够味儿
enmm what's the story for?~... 复仇和赌博两个故事放在一个电影里真的好吗？
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