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
本片的精神底色或已从角色口中自行说出：美国的传统精神。既是独立自主的个体，又忠实于家庭和社群之爱，人际间以共情和互助为纽带。但与当初的西部开拓者不同，他们或多或少是被迫上路，是心灵中隐秘的伤痕无可弥合，唯有苍茫天地尚可安放。因此，本片虽具有马力克式的自然主义视野，但其内核更偏向《海边的曼彻斯特》式的伤痕书写。马力克的自然是存在的主宰或形而上的自在至高者，而赵婷对自然的理解更偏向将其作为心灵的空间，唯自然可容纳我们情感的本真，在苍茫天地间我们不必发现任何人，只用发现自身、治疗自身，并重新确证意义与人生。总之，本片的表象或是自然之诗，但其实质则是心灵之记。天地自然亦与现代社会相对立，它也相应地成为了失落者的新家园，但或许它本来就是我们的家园，是自足而不自负的人们，在荒芜的沙漠中，建造家与帝国。
女主角的困境很像当下的普通美国人，抗风险的能力太弱了，一场变故下来，到最后只能是一无所有。爱人去世了，房子没有了，退休金也不够用，又不想寄人篱下，只能靠四处打短工来保证生存，所以她除了在路上漂泊，还能又什么选择呢
二刷之后，还是一样，后半段没办法看完，8倍速结束了。让人犯困的旅程，现在是真的，平铺直叙的流水账可以叫隐忍克制的处理，配上钢琴和各种孤独的背影，深邃的眼神，好文艺好高级，不拿奖岂不是显得评委没水平？皇帝的新衣就这样来的。穿着新衣，我们路上见。🙄
房车是船舶，房子是陆地，在海面漂泊经久，已不能在陆地安睡。于路上修行，在人间流浪。不是抛弃一切上路，而是带上一切前行，父亲送的盘子，丈夫留的照片，车里装着岩石中间的那一点空气，赖以维生。见过悬崖百燕纷飞的盛景，念过与你白头不朽的诗篇，纵使生活在没有他的世界，只要在路上就不会诀别。
《无依之地》的跳跃性剪辑大约可见一种诗性，看似碎片化，反切出一种白描性自然主义。不仅是单单描绘西部美景，而是于一种边缘性的生活方式的探索，更为隽久地感受到永恒的怅然的自由，然后面对人生还是要继续下去。较之一路上遇到的那些石头、遥远的星辰、广阔无垠的荒野、盘绕的大树、一望无际的公路和终将废弃的工厂，你我都是过客。有一种鸟是停不下来的，旁人看来是偏执般的孤傲，熟不知她助人的善意，和念莎翁十四行诗时格外的温存。参差多态才是幸福之源，告别那些宏大叙事，孤独的人并不可耻。8.6
他们说我一路惊喜，却不知同行者都说着一样的话，纹着一样的身，干着一样枯燥的工作；他们说我抛下一切，我却常看着老照片哽咽；他们说我不念过往，我却摘不下手上的戒指，忘不掉婚礼上的念白。
摄影很好，故事嘛就基本只剩情绪烘托了。美国其实是个很适合做nomad的国家，大家反正都开车，退休老人更是有许多开房车到处去玩的。那年去黄石，就看到公园里有好多租的房车
被迫分开的不是“see you down the road ”，而是“always keep company ”。
《无依之地》影片改编自杰西卡·布鲁德2017年的纪实小说《无依之地》，讲述一个60多岁的女人弗恩在经济大萧条中失去了一切，她作为居住在货车里的现代游牧民，开始了穿越美国西部的旅程。而影片讲述的，只是《无依之地》小说中的其中一个故事而已。记者杰西卡·布鲁德3年跨越25000公里，实地记录100多位 “房车流浪者” 的生活与工作，在几乎横跨北美大陆的跋涉途中，与来自各个行业的人们邂逅，他们中有前大学教授、麦当劳副经理、议员、大学教务处职员以及交警，在与他们的或短暂或漫长的相处中，作者不断观察、思考，对这一新兴游牧阶层的出现和其背后深刻的社会经济变化作了深入细致的探讨。 人们能从这些新兴 “游牧阶层” 的流浪生活中看见不一样的美国，也能从中看到同样被工作、生活、社会福利所困惑的自己。
Full of lies.
没想到能从别人的豆瓣里打卡～
太抒情了额。风景太美了人太白了戳不中痛点。隔靴搔痒还要留下一线希望实在不必。不如《天涯沦落女》。
四星半。一部几乎没有情节，极度情绪化的作品，有很多的留白和空镜，一呼一吸间，叹尽了人的孤独和生命的苍凉。
终于看了。生活所迫，驾车上路，游牧人生，不想寄人篱下寻得安定，选了这条路就要走下去不能被短暂的舒适分心，于是半夜从床上跑回车里睡觉，女主强调她是“没有房子”houseless，而不是“无家可归”homeless，车就是她会移动的房子。导演通过一个虚构的人物讲述真实当代房车流浪者的故事，也加入了原著中的真实游牧者Linda May 、Swankie与虚构的女主Fern 互动对谈，使得影片有半个纪录片的感觉，虽然拍得很碎，但从碎片中传达出了房车流浪者的心境，值得静静观赏。
完蛋，哎
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上映日期：21.02.19
Ludovico Einaudi 的钢琴配乐太加分了，尤其那曲Oltremare直接听哭，配合电影更哭惨了
喜欢Fern，好久没看到这样喜欢的美国电影了，上一次大概是《into the wild》
这种题材就该肯·洛奇来拍，此片只拍成了资产阶级体验生活，布尔乔亚心灵鸡汤，伪善底层关怀自我感动，避重就轻偷换议题，当演员置身于真实人群，表演在真实面前相形见绌，配乐全去掉，出戏得很，又不是自然风光片，收尾非常拖拉，只见天地见自己，不想见众生，
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