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
72届柏林国际电影节评审团大奖。如果没有金敏喜，洪的尴尬美学还会不会百看不厌
最触动我的是，Kenny病发后的那个早上，另一个女护工对Sarah说：“无论昨晚这里发生了什么，你已经做得很棒了。”从观影角度来说，结局没处理好，但立意足够丧事喜办之地学个至少一百年了
Never is, It's always someone else
压抑绝望，聚焦新冠疫情不需要视角广立意高，能让人感同身受的永远是每一个普通人的遭遇和经历。
Jodie演得好，比和Tony的联结感触更深的是一个小时左右那场面对被看护者一个个死去而无能为力的抽泣到奔溃，看得窒息揪心（和同天看婚姻场景的Isaac一样不好受极了）。
天色尚早，但很快就会暗下来，趁着白日漫漫，我们一起去散步吧。
看洪常秀，一种仪式。地球不爆炸，老洪不放假
和《引见》很像，可是冥冥之中觉得，这就是我想拍的电影啊啊啊
又是黑白，又是金敏喜好高。电影也戴口罩了。
洪常秀啊洪常秀，仿佛回到了上范小青韩国电影研究结课时的感觉。moya?
剧情有一点无聊，镜头有一点难受，但是大英帝国的演员怎么业务能力都可以这么精湛
关于新冠疫情之下，英国护理中心所面临的沉重压力、焦虑、无助，对年轻护理员Sarah印象深刻，想她简直是陪护的高阶范本：爱心温厚、尊重住客（不叫病人）、与之为友、竭力辅助。
为什么很多人都没发现文艺的好处，像这样的：几个人围坐在一起，学习用手语表达一句诗，“天色尚早，但很快就会暗下来，趁着白日漫漫，我们一起去散步吧”；或者毫不客气地反驳那位拍商业片的导演，“你比她自己更热爱她的生活吗，凭什么她不去拍电影是一种浪费，你怎么可以轻易对别人的生活进行评判”，导演的妻子竟只好狼狈地把丈夫拉走，全然把小说家当作一个泼妇，却失去了一次深入探讨价值观的机会；或者仅仅是初次相识的两个人，在饭馆一起吃了一份炒年糕、一份石锅拌饭，便可以相互投契地准备合作拍一部小电影。文艺是这样，随性地交谈、突如其来的心灵的阵痛，是“你别看他长这个样子，他其实是个聪明的人”。小说家坦白，“我要假装成我总是能感知到那些微小事情的人，这是沉重的负担，老实话，也很尴尬”；文艺远不只具有装饰性，洪尚秀认为。
影片非常松散，通篇才用了一镜一个场景的方式，其实在通过小说家的嘴表达着真实社会的面貌。广角镜头在美学上令人感觉是手机拍摄的，以至于构图美学基本只有书店外的那个机位比较好。这令我感觉影片还是缺乏全方位的技巧，镜头艺术性也很欠缺。
看的第一部洪常秀的片子……只能说，沉沦在金敏喜的侧颜里！
当中那段“No one's coming”的崩溃戏道出了一种全球大流行背景下普遍的心理创伤。这样一部戏，虽然质问的是NHS，但对于那些只允许存在胜利叙事的地方，反而显得更弥足珍贵。可惜结局处理得太刻意、太跳脱了，大大削弱了整个故事的现实感染力。
黑白+过曝，可以说是技术瑕疵吧，但还是觉得有种超现实的感觉生成了。｜半夜睡不着觉，听着歌，脑子里满是手语场景。“天色尚早，但很快会暗下来；白日漫漫，我们一起去散步吧。”真是既浪漫又残酷啊，在电影里可以永远是白日。你永远可以散步，可你也永远忍受着“漫漫”。
时至今日再看，还是能回想起当时弥漫在整个世界的夹杂着彷徨无助和自我麻痹的末日气息。我想面对疾病束手无策的绝望感我是明白的，Judy值得一个奥斯卡。
ou确实是无法分清开头更好还是结尾更好的电影啊！还是结尾更好吧！像蝴蝶一样的电影，扑腾的翅膀经过，只留下气味在空中。
两星半。朱迪科莫不错；演员没问题，疗养院的视角和切入点也不错；但叙事不过脑子，剪辑也是；
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