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
比想象中好很多很多，剧情走向有点反套路，ending位置很巧妙，戛然而止，但到“这里”确实刚刚好。troye少年感满满，虽然皮肤状态有点颓废了，但清爽的脆弱感依旧很够。
乔尔科恩展现出的依然是对黄金好莱坞时期光影的某种迷恋 但效果显然不如《缺席的人》这种原创作品//可能是种刻板印象 觉得莎士比亚还得英国人来 同样说着英语的美国人没有那种质感//另外 最近曾经一起拍片的兄弟姐妹们都开始拆伙了吗
巫婆演得特别好，但是片子选角、表演、美术、摄影有严重的错置感。内容还是莎翁，但形式上却严重过载。说是看了部电影，其实是看了部戏剧，但仔细一琢磨我可能是看了个PPT（大误）
就是我看不懂，但是我很震撼的那种电影，光影美学非常上乘
最近看的唯一一部青春片，我是颜控，爱了。
比预期的差一点，三星半吧。主要是蜘蛛巢城太牛逼了已经想象不到任何别的改编能比那个更好的，科恩did try。stage感很重的黑白景取作表现主义幕布，用在莎翁上不能说不合适，只是有点expectable？表演倒挺不错的，算是在了英式和美式之间取得了一种平衡。
影片的摄影美术带来的肃杀仪式感完美匹配莎士比亚百转千回的台词，看似没有新东西，完成度鲜有匹敌，去年最精彩的英语片之一。这就看出编导和演员的实力了，虽然演员分别操着美白、美黑、英格兰、爱尔兰等口音，情绪水乳交融，组合在一起毫无违和感，所以《驾驶我的车》戏中戏看着难受和大家操不同语言关系不大，纯粹就是演得烂，不管这是不是编导刻意的安排。Carter Burwell生涯最佳音乐之一，魔音绕梁。
不过两个人的游乐场还挺浪漫
戳爷的颜值太适合这种角色了，爱上不该爱的人，无所谓还年轻。但还要多久，我已经等不及。
黑白色调➕表现主义遗风，这可真是一件美事啊
不知道我到底要成长到几岁才会逐渐走出青春片的受众范围，我好像一直都拒绝变成熟，拒绝变得不伤感和敏感，感知的触角是我作为哺乳动物最珍惜的羽毛。择校的假期，家庭内部结构的流离，友情的顾此失彼，爱情的延滞，太年轻所以太容易像风中浮动的粒子，好像什么都没做，夏天就过去了，但回忆一下的时候，又会觉得上个夏天太珍贵了。what's how we grow up
像个拼盘。演员里有的表演很通俗，有的又很传统，英音和美音在空中打架。已经不是第一次不喜欢A24出品的黑白电影，上一次是灯塔。说不出来是A24偏好构图与4：3和黑白的不适配，还是纯粹的不在我的审美取向，画面美则美矣但却又像少了点什么，转场也总是显得很仓促。角色动线感觉也有问题。不知道是不是Denzel Washington爱国片演多了，他给我的感觉实在是比Macbeth要憨厚，唯一我觉得出彩的戏是谋杀Duncan前的笑，剩下的时候他更像在面瘫神游。Frances McDormand的Lady Macbeth让我也觉得差点儿什么，我可能更偏好Anna Netrebko14年METOpera录像里那种气场全开的演绎。既没有完全的颠覆与创新，也没有完全的复古与致敬，私以为只是差强人意的一个改编而已。
表现主义的主观现实弥散着荒诞离奇，极简主义的黑白布景充斥着焦躁不安，形式主义的运镜构图回荡着古典情怀的啼鸣——优美，但没劲。电影已然前行了一个世纪，难道还离不开戏剧的影子吗。
前三分之二都困到整个电影院充满了心照不宣的倦意。毕竟改编麦克白就像改编水浒红楼，所有人都知道结局了，还能怎么更好看一点呢。本来想指责这片完全没挖掘到法鲨那版麦克白的战争废土和ptsd躯体化的轰鸣感，但从麦克白的夫人发疯开始直到结局，都为这版莎翁老戏新编提供了标杆一般的建筑语法。表现主义的黑白大反差，利用上下楼梯的大全景直喻死与生的ascending和descending。王座前迎接的谋杀，飘荡的漫天纸钱，悬空战壕矮道里的厮杀与悔意的冠冕，以及结尾黑鸦将一切席卷成空，这些影像细节可能很长一段时间内可能都会垄断对麦克白的改编想象。
戳的眼睛是不是东海龙珠？每一个拉得很近的镜头里他眨一下眼我都觉得触电。春天看夏天的影片，但好在其实它并不是传统青春甜腻味儿。Can summer love last forever? Of course it cannot!
谢谢你，特洛耶希文，我崆峒了
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