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
很多人可能会看睡着，但那些没有看睡着的人，会得到一种全然不同的体验。
大多时候，镜头总是以纪录片的形式对准了说话者，仿佛他们不是在主动讲述，而是在被访问。如此处理倒也贴合着Fern新一代游民的身份，电影也在不断切换的「我」的叙述口吻下实现了对现代性的批判。不过在拼贴节奏的主导与影响下，电影似乎变成了一篇形神皆散的散文，既无法聚拢此前种种自圆其说，也无法为结局与未来铺陈合理的行为逻辑，语言与动作、配乐与画面都存在明显的真空。McDormand演技很好，但无法与电影自洽。
8.5/10
颇有肯·洛奇风格，但并非影片内核，在前一大半部分都有些“不知所云”，如果想要把它套进任何一种明显的类型或议题。但一切又循环开始，逗留是为了证明逝去的曾经存在，但悖论的是无所依靠仿佛是存在的前提条件，如此纤弱又如此强韧。或许美中不足的是叙事风格过于飘逸，punctum并不太明显，但是情绪内核隐藏得很深。
It`s good.喜欢片中大量孤独的镜头。自然的镜头，都觉得很美，很安静，配乐太好听，激起很多泪点，在回忆的时候，对话的时候，描述很美场景的时候。我记得她和妹妹分别，在清晨太阳刚升起没多久的时刻，很美。清晨时刻很美。听别人描述，他很喜欢你，经常提到你。“我会再见到我的儿子，你会再见到你的波”。See you down the road.
上路起初是被动的选择，但慢慢地，她离不开这样的生活了。篝火旁，人们诉说自己的故事，天亮后，就此别过。我们生来就是孤独。
在公路上，对时间的感知被剥夺，成为只有现在和过去的游荡的幽灵，缅怀过去，渴望相遇。Nomadland又是无限的空间，目光所达之处都是可以抵达的地方。所以说see you down the road，对未来时空的期待浓缩在这一句中。
《无依之地》再简洁不过的电影。路上之国，一个人和一群人，用淡泊、坚韧和友爱，重覆破碎人生。给近几年走类型化的电影节打脸。五星。
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1.整体基调更偏是枝裕和式的日式公路片，这倒是比较奇妙的结合，拿着日式的镜头拍美国的荒蛮之地，首先不要太带着矫情的心态去看吧，但最近一个很强的感受是，大多数人还比我更矫情；2.活着是为了讲述，为了离开的人，同类型题材一如海曼，情感总归是淡淡的，达不到海曼的那种痛如骨髓的切肤之痛，近两个小时的时间里，生活与自然的边界迷糊，其实是西方的某种窗口，好几段重复上路的镜头，车尾像一个救护车，但我觉得这几段强调失去了意义，并没有在整片结构里起到心境变化之类的作用，主角要面对的，是无休止上路的话，对大家来说，打了好几拳没有打到肉挺难受。整体可以有7.6分，归结于，这种气质的片子，或许只有亚洲人能拿捏得住。
换言之，不管《无依之地》引进失败的风波根源为何，这都既非赵婷的损失，更非中国观众的损失。
氛围和余味主要来源于影像美和主演本身的表现力，虽然通过镜头能感觉到一丝人文关怀，但故事本身又很浅，就像那种缺乏思考只满足于表象的纪录片，看完觉得很淡
@ L'Epée de bois 刚好一个多月没去电影院了 电影院观感加一分
我原本以为这个世纪将比科幻小说里先进得多，但二十年过去可预见的只有经济衰退或人口危机。她品尝着产业衰亡的苦果，在亚马逊流水线打包快递，在原始森林触摸古树，她的存在就是在幸福流逝的时空中存在。而我们的存在，正是确认幸福流逝的过程。
各位还是太博爱了，动不动就为之proud，尊为pride。
影片中的风景，与藏地西部颇为神似，一时竟有些恍惚。有人将影片中在房车中生活的这些人，称为现代吉普赛人。居无定所四个字，在人们看来就是指不安抑或不幸。但在弗恩等人眼里，这丝毫不影响他们精神的充盈，灵魂的富足。不过现世中的我们，只是在看到这种生活的当下，心里不免产生悸动，但又有几人敢上路。
看到最后才理解这部电影为何能得奖，因为电影院会有更强的体验感，和女主角一起体验游民式的生活，摄影和配乐完美。但由于非影院的观感，没有那么强的沉浸感，反而为了强化体验而弱化的背后的社会问题，成了更主要的关注点
充满荒凉冰冷的原野，繁星点点的房车，他们都是不得不上路的人，即使有温馨依靠的家庭，依然选择路上生活的人们有着自己对生活和家的理解，佛恩失去丈夫失去公司工作，靠着房车在路上漂泊，在一条条的公路上，在一行行的风景中，在一群群的无依之人之里顿悟生活，治愈不快，她是孤独的她同时也是最不孤独的，生活就像坐车在路上旅途，永远不知道在哪里停靠，也永远不知道在哪里启程。
舒缓，安静，痛苦，孤独还有贫穷，这就是失去对象又没有子女的老年人的生活，唯一的慰籍只能来自同样在路上的过客。
从不说永别，期待下一次同行。准备不好相遇，慌慌张张遮遮掩掩又马上道着别离。独处时刻才能无我，因而痛恨无处不在的镜子
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