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
而是反男权电影
然后再回想前面的几个无关片段，才知道那都是有目的的，最后就不得不佩服简坎皮恩的水平了。
看的时候觉得还行，过了几天再回想觉得后劲大得不得了……有一点近期电影横向对比加成在里面，女导演的敏感细致克制，很多片段都好品，整个片的层次也丰富，不止是意料外的谋杀，是柔弱对阳刚的谋杀，斩断父权，另一方面也可能被理解成爱情作，开头和结尾都是男孩讲述，中间视角悄然转换给了本尼，一个迫害他人但实际也是时代环境受害者的角色，在本尼的视角上，如同找到隐秘的解脱与传承，一人一口烟在纯爱故事里很动人，又给你手术刀扎醒了，从兔子被剖开，从纸花被折叠就开始了。
充满魔性的镜头语言 杀人不见血的冷峻 极度的广袤无际和极端的欲望压抑
很好看！抛开那些对于男性气概或者有毒男性气概的探讨，还是有很多能聊的东西，比如最容易杀死一个人的果然是他的最爱。phill的狂妄和脆弱个人感觉或许都来源于孤独，而本尼演孤独本就是行家，这次发挥也给跪了（西部口音也很有看头哈哈
零食是免费的，但是你吃就得花钱，因为你无从得知零食免费。消息是可靠的，但是你信就得怀疑，因为你无法辨别消息可靠。先知把预言坦然相告，蠢货对真相漠不关心，数据让生死置之度外，疯子对科技深信不疑。彗星来的那一夜，往日的傲慢一去不返，仅存的虔诚若隐若现，若真有万劫不复，谁能保留最后的体面。年度十佳。亚当麦凯真会玩，用夸张的群像描摹精准打击后疫情时代的种种症结，眼睁睁看着生死存亡的严肃议题是如何消解在粉丝经济和新媒体之中，科技赞助权力，权力操纵媒体，媒体生产标题，标题指向绯闻，绯闻碾压一切。不要抬头这个名字起的太好，光顾着玩手机，哪有时间抬头。一键三连的废料早已经把生活砸了个千疮百孔，都不用彗星来，刷两下就emo了。这是灾难片与喜剧片的超验融合，用喜剧刺痛喜剧，用批判来反对批判，我们需要这种笑容的急刹
明着讽刺，就索然无味了。就像对一个人说：我要开始骂你了哦，草泥马，嘻嘻😁
cringe, absurd, satiric, triggering, helpless, despairing, but the world needed this
两个小时看一个没什么魅力的人物也是挺折磨的。
章回体的电影不是导演有情节，就是著作改编，编剧不够走心去好好研究镜头叙事。总之，要把章回体拍好很难，电影不像书，可以慢慢堆积、推进，这个片子叙事节奏有点问题…大抵讲了一个看人不要看表面，男人的要义不是社会意义上的雄性显现，而是在于是否有担当。当然，这件事可能我5岁就知道了。
群星云集拍成这样，我恨不得想跟《法兰西特派>加一星
拍的蛮好，但学院味太重，各个方面都优秀，却很无趣找不到惊喜与激情，看的很乏力，有些地方是不是藏得太深了，特别是把人物关系让渡给角色情绪，力用的很别扭，坎皮恩这种温水煮青蛙的风格拍压抑的欲望太轻松了，容易陷入自我的窠臼，想象的理所当然，她应该选难度更大的题材
隐忍又残酷的西部，通片怪异的配乐和音效，还以为是导演的恶趣味，到最后才知道是暗藏杀机。看到最后有一点细思恐极，peter的爸爸真是自杀的？
戏份分配过于不均，导致小男孩在前半部影片基本没有表现空间，只有最后25分钟比较值得玩味。所谓的“克制”，更多表现为半遮半掩，不用对白直接表达是可以的，但是镜头明明应该给到更多信息，比如小男孩当着卷福的面绞死兔子的画面，现在这个半遮半掩的镜头语言既没有冲击力，也没有含蓄的韵味
优选之人的禀性总是会在自然中生长在社会中被消灭在冲突后消失。
情绪非常到位，整个片子有一种奇异的氛围，怪吸引人的
喜感一半来自现实新闻影射，一半来自反套路的拍摄手法，每个情节都加速讲完，比如大表姐的酒吧演讲，上一秒情绪刚烘托起来，下一秒打砸抢，再下一秒就又戴头套被抓了——点到了观众就全脑补好了，直奔大结局而去。“毁灭吧，累了。”
“家长”的权威无论何地、何语境都是充满侵略性的
卷福演的真好…谁更需要心灵的慰藉，谁就是等待被宰割的一方。
比较蠢，看似全球视角，全片只有一个美国……
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