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
“导演以一种在电影景观中脱颖而出的方式来尊重他们的脆弱和善良，这种方式更容易被幻想破灭的反英雄所吸引。这是电影最深刻的亲密和迷人，当我们反思我们作为一个社会的运作方式时，它让我们了解为什么爱很重要”
“我一开始想象的生活并不是这样的，但我们还是尽力去热爱它了，对吗？”
7.5/10。甘斯布是这部电影的灵魂，她仿佛成为了巴黎这座城市的化身。街头少女与城市的叠影，静谧中隐藏着奔放的因子。这是我最喜欢的一类法国电影，米夏埃尔·艾斯是个浪漫到骨子里的家伙，最后一段温柔的小夜曲让我差点流泪。《圆月映花都》和《北方的桥》，我们深情回望着黄金年代。（好喜欢他们的装修风格啊）
没有什么情节的纠结，很细腻的琐碎却能让人动情。电影其实早已经没有内容可拍了，精神世界里，却有超无限的空间。毕竟人类永远是活不明白的。恰当的环境，恰当的气氛，一个恰当的细节，可能就影响一个人的一生！
2022了 为什么还有这么柔软的电影 里面的一些放空片段能回味好久 总感觉像是在看贾木许的电影里面神游的感觉 但更柔软
没有痛苦的生活中的一些小痛苦，适合生活没有痛苦的人看。
把一个男孩从高中到大学的眼神刻画得非常细致，从羞怯，稚嫩到眉头微蹴，略有心事。
不由得感嘆，甘斯布也到了演這麼大孩子媽媽的年紀了。巴黎城區和拉德芳斯真的各有美感。養眼療癒的清新之作。法國電影少見的含蓄溫柔，靜謐和善。
非常温柔细腻
老带新的现实主义生活片，好像有历史背景的故事但似乎关系也不大
本来甘斯布要来现场的，结果因为档期耍了我们，导演倒是识趣，知道我们不在乎他，随便露个脸就走了。
美丽，温柔，带着一丝丝不大不小的哀愁，令人着迷的是巴黎的夜，是暮色晨光里每一个认真生活的人。 最后30秒有点感动。
【有一些温暖是永存的】好幸运他们为了生活不是为了生计 笑容可能是塞纳河畔的微风真的很舒服
电影落幕，身后两个老奶奶聊到“只看得到生活中的美好怎么行呢，要自由又要被爱包围是需要代价的”
可惜的是影片缺乏艺术性，也缺乏美学，故事也并不出彩，或者说略显平淡，人物还比较饱满。
写一些不明所以的诗，不管是否合辙押韵
为了看这片子近十年来头一次在在线影院网站看渣画质。结果电影中的每一帧每一个音节演员的每一个神采都让人重新找回与巴黎相恋的感觉。
我们都是彼此生命中的过客，是永远不会忘记的夜旅人。
平淡如水的电影，只是故事情节本身离我的生活太远，不然会更有共鸣
A-. 从家装穿搭到胶片色泽，再到温白开般云淡风轻的恬淡，都让人想起侯麦。反复出现的《圆月映花都》则直接构成情感脉络的centerpiece：nothing lasts forever，我们终究都是相伴又分离的过客。不同于侯麦的哲思，它用深夜电台般的温柔治愈，给伤心人陪伴，为巴黎城写诗。而当我离开这座城市，也一定会频频想起这部电影，告诉自己，我也曾是那片夜里的一位旅人。2022.2.14 Berlinale
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