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
跟海市蜃楼、电话一样，女主以音乐为媒介，联系另一个时空。
看的时候我一直在想让日本人来怎么拍，一个昭和和当代的对话，不论是往癫狂过火拍，还是往端庄优雅拍，还是往解构KUSO拍，都有不少人能拍的比这有意思。
期望很大略有失望。一开始我觉得灯光很不错但也许是没有在影院观看的缘故，看了两小时红蓝转换有点疲了，对于两性关系探讨有力程度也不如《前程似锦的女孩》。安雅这几年在纯欲与强势之间反复横跳，托马辛妹子一幅呆萌呆萌但很聪明的样子倒很适合惊悚片
3.5 很喜欢前半段，以房间与睡梦为媒介，漫游伦敦光影觥筹的浮华名利场。尔后一盆冰水兜头而来，一瞬坠入深渊。后半急转直下，铅黄霓虹中导演与双女主俱灵气散尽，迎来一个不尴不尬的大团圆结尾——这点倒是也很"retro"。选歌依然很好，很好。
桑迪佝偻蹒跚着挥舞凶器时，火焰折射出盛装美好的自己从容登台自由歌唱的荣光，这一幕真的太美太悲情了。
一群死男人们活该
所以究竟是想讲个啥？女性视角只是刻板充满莫名雌竞想象的虚假外壳，而如果还有任何女权色彩存在到结尾也已被这个完全崩坏的反转付之一炬
拍得像是生怕观众有哪里看不懂的浅显 反转也显得 呃 略为鸡贼 然后歌曲也铺得太满了吧……
但凡漂亮略带风骚的女人就可以被说成是荡妇，明明是强迫，还恬不知耻的说，是你自愿的。
如果说血与冰淇淋系列是惊悚喜剧，那这片子怎么看都是一部风格十分强烈的铅黄电影啊（比温子仁那部更铅黄）！艾丽和姗迪互为镜像，都是被欲望困住的囚徒。那些隐藏在光怪陆离背后的纸醉金迷像是吃人的恶魔，始终在张开大嘴，准备吞噬一切踌躇满志的年轻人。所以从某种意义上来说，我倾向于把它理解成一部铅黄版的《黑天鹅》。但是他这底可太操了……以及，聊女性主义但绝口不提铅黄电影的，不是坏逼就是蠢。
低於預期。結尾怎麼會這麼溫馨治癒啊，整個基調就怪了。情節是很老套，但Right的個人風格和服化道場景演員都很吸睛。燈紅酒綠繁華迷幻之下到底還有多少這樣悲慘的故事呢？「男的不行」的內容真是太能引起共鳴。看完回家路上聽了一路的The Kinks。馬特史密斯你走這個路線就對了！
让我意外的倒不是最后情节的反转，而是老年桑迪对女主的绝杀。人家好歹跟你共情了那么久，每天在梦里跟你一起痛苦煎熬还企图营救你，甚至在现实中都想给你平冤昭雪。结果换来你对她来个杀人灭口，太让人寒心了。两个女主长得都很美，可惜一个演技实在不行，一个跳舞跳的像鸭子走路。还有那个黑人小哥，真的没办法不怀疑是带资进组，既丑又不会演。
作为看铅黄片长大的人，这个片有非常丰满的铅黄要素，但缺少最关键的那个——似宗教的神秘氛围，扎根在欧洲人文的阴翳，突出一个引人入胜。当然时代需要创新，但作为赖特粉，渐入佳境后的展开让我感觉在看Doctor who。配乐也很致敬，但远没有goblin的电子乐在你的背后吹拂阵阵阴风的爽快感。最喜欢真凶最后上楼梯那段的特效，满脑子都是未麻的部屋
开场的歌舞和光影很惊艳，然后是一段平缓的麦肯齐求学受排挤的过程。到了夜晚奇幻的部分，麦肯齐和安雅的“镜像”处理的很巧妙，配合着色调和光影在舞蹈中两个人在一镜里频繁切换，仿佛时光在过去与现在不停的穿梭。至此影片除了那些old school歌曲和60年代的英伦场景，再无惊人的亮点。安雅饰演的傻白甜明星梦的设定不管是过去还是现在，注定是一场悲剧的娱乐圈的血肉史。而麦肯齐现实这条线直至影片过了三分之二还依然在铺垫悬疑感，自始至终的把人设往精分的方向引导。最后两线的交叉趣味性越来越低，结局也差强人意，确实没想到，但也没惊喜感。影片虽然有灵异现象还算不上恐怖片，主要以悬疑为主，惊悚成分除了那些无脸男，黑人小哥也贡献了一份力。
AMC DOLBY 前半段可以给到4星，后半段剧情一下就垮掉了，看得不耐烦起来。Dolby充分展现了导演的画面审美，镜头剪辑也让人印象深刻，如果剧本和人物能再写得好一些就是部上乘的惊悚悬疑类型片，有点可惜。Thomasin好漂亮好灵动，原来就是jojo兔里的那个犹太女孩儿。
前期电影感可以，光影和调度都挺抓人，后面有点自暴自弃了吧……
音乐太太太加分了！导演擅长的复古风，一口气看下来喜欢~
剪辑版。女性主义的部分真的相当好评。但是这种结尾过于刻意，否则这部和前程似锦的女孩那部就类似了。这部还算是HE和有希望。女主们好美
大型交通安全片之过马路要看来往车辆 大型社交安全片之别他妈喝陌生人递给你的饮料 给安雅两分
一星。令人生气得难看。最讨厌自我沉醉自以为是的片子。女主的选角色是灾难性的。今后不会再去看有她的片子。
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