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
落进马桶的扑通声 无法及不能剪断
勉强及格。打捞、挽救历史现象，在反思上，史观和镜语一样，也是有限地，且强烈聚焦于具体女性于彼时的真实困境之上，只是“生而为女人”是相当偶然，到“女性困境”就是永恒的语意必然连续，故事里并非浑然天成，而是沃特鲁梅的表演带来的，甚至都使电影有演员作者化的意味，表演太强了，加一星。
确实拍得很好，大概可以理解为啥一群导演的评委会会给它金狮了。技艺相当出众。但在同类题材中，也不能算是最好的，且没有什么颠覆性的贡献。所以说可能匠人多的评委会，缺一点历史感。
我记得以前欧洲三大电影节也是有出一些好看电影的。
前两天看完Call Jane之后就更期待这部了，和美国人拍的不痛不痒、所谓感人暖心的Call Jane不一样，本片用十分写实的手法展现了女大学生Anne在怀孕、私下堕胎前后的心理变化，给人的震撼不是Call Jane可以比的。我认为没有什么比逼真的堕胎画面更能让人感受到Anne的走投无路和被逼无奈，直观的呈现就是逼着你直视非法堕胎对女性心理生理的双重伤害，让你在电影院里没法逃避。
想起《四月三周两天》，但是作为女性导演的作品，要更加直接和痛苦。过去的一年，明显感觉女性电影撑起来了！
“所有来到这里的人只追求一件事，但他们都不敢承认。”
什么病？一种只会攻击女人的病，让TA们变成家庭主妇的病。
*jean才高中／大学就头秃成这样?说他40岁我都信
同是堕胎话题，《四月三周两天》明显在剧本上更丰满，整个社会议题性更强烈，本片则倾向于私人化的表达，无论是生理上的还是心理上的，比如直白的引产动作就是为了制造临场感，进而引申出对女性“身不由己”的巨大同情，故事虽然发生在六十年代，但现在好多地区依然禁止堕胎，所以悲剧依然是现在时，和片名正好呼应。
今年的戛纳节刚结束，获奖片一时看不到，先补个去年的威尼斯的金狮奖获奖片《正发生》，女作家自传体小说改编，写上世纪禁止堕胎时期的女性权利问题。视角一直跟着女主，即时感、现场感的拍摄手法，使叙事结构一气呵成。只是内涵及情感部分单一、薄弱了些。在去年法国本土的电影“凯撒奖”上它只得了个新人女演员奖。
冰冷的器具进入Anne身体的瞬间，尖锐的痛感，如抽筋般的纠缠，都蔓延到身体的器官里。再有其他的感觉都很难再描述这部电影的观后感。
出电影院直接emo了，啥时候能再看到腾哥丽姐的新作啊……这俩我太爱了
当anne大出血被推着过走廊的时候，体会到她 «J'ai fait ça toute seule» 的无力感。看到melodie和lomane跑龙套惊到
“我得了一种病，一种只会攻击女性的病，一种把女性变成家庭主妇的病。”
*这部的故事背景大概是在上世纪五十年代的法国，而现在的美国也正朝着七十年前的态势发展，明明白白的人类文明倒退
@Sundance, 太真实太palpable，unratable。顺便说一句某著名影评人（男）对此片洋洋洒洒百字评论居然能从镜头调度讲到萨特加缪，就是一字不提womanhood最后还说“60年代这个背景固然可以拿掉”，牛！
对，我就泪点低——所以在一部喜剧片里还是有被科幻的浪漫与人类的力量感动到。
432的另一面，非常直接和现实的展现了痛苦的过程
太疼了，女人看了更觉得难受。没人能帮你，孤立无援。
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