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
洪常秀和蔡明亮的电影都是随笔型，独辟蹊径，远离商业
《洪尚秀导演给爱人金敏喜的电影》。虽然一些角色比金出场时间长，台词比她多，但彩色一出来，导演隔着镜头跟她互道“我爱你”，我的天。
小说家，是电影的主角，她与人聊天，聊着聊着和演员搭上，她喜欢演员，突然想让她拍电影，拍出来的电影就是小说家的电影，看着只有聊天，但一点也不沉闷，对话很家常接地气，很好看
各种文化人与假文化人与粉丝之间的商业互吹，一个简单的问题：假模假式的文化人自我报团与取暖和其他人对他们的指指点点有任何差别吗？真的少给自己脸上贴金了。知道你护着金敏喜了，知道你小说写不出改拍电影，现在电影也拍不好的样子。说来说去，观众如我为什么要关心呢？
22/6/24：洪导为了敏喜再也不猥琐了！不惜打破结构的彩色片尾随便怎么理解，我希望洪导的电影一直保持独立的恬静下去。
“天色尚早，但很快就会暗下来，趁着白日漫漫，我们一起去散步吧。”和drive my car相似的结构但是不一样的生活，我喜欢看起来开心的电影。
一句诗意的话，成为手语；在高楼看风景，走向所看的风景；今天是什么日子，接连遇到过去的人；天气很暖和，像是春天；她的人生，不是“牺牲”；和喜欢的人拍电影；酒逢知己饮。
【虚实】呀！当黑白转化为彩色的一瞬间，当看清各种颜色叶子的一瞬间，当洪导又一次触摸真实与虚构的边界时，当摄影机后传来一句轻轻的“我爱你”时，强烈的、不可控制的、却又是恬淡的喜悦伴随着轻轻的感叹一起发出。
洪现在真的有种铅华落尽的意思了，片子里的几个知识分子几乎都是他自身各个时期自我的投射，而聊到的关于那部电影，关于杜撰下的真实，则用来揭露整个片子要表达的：我给你们看了很多个我，我一直在自省一直在矛盾，但很多事我已经放下了，我现在就知道一件事，我爱金敏喜。
最后一幕黑白转彩色，最后的我爱你表白，把整个片子一下子哄了起来，太牛逼了，“我要让全世界都知道，金敏喜是我眼中最美的女人”
我是真的被突如其来的电影本身给齁住了。还是更喜欢洪尚秀绵里藏针的人物对话，不合时宜发言却不自知的男人，将其拉走的女人、转头假装要加酒不接茬的女人。超高对比度的黑白画面，白色字幕隐身一半，不知道这又是什么特殊的粗糙美学。
这几年洪常秀在柏林拿奖的电影越发靠近生活，也越发真实，我们甚至可以透过这些年电影了解导演的想法和导演的生活。相对于中期理想化地创作，现在更加化有形于无形。
总算不用听那些自恋男说教了，他们也忘了自己说过什么。太喜欢金敏喜
节奏很舒服，不断遇见作家、导演、演员并展开对话，关于生活关于艺术。有种难言的真实感，比如总是两个人对话另一个人在旁观看，以及对话中的人物有司空见惯的尴尬，也有相见恨晚的投契。那小女孩在窗外的张望乃神来之笔。
洪导显然是吃透了拍电影这回事，资金从来都不重要。看似越来越随意的拍摄，却在结构上玩出了新高度。元电影戏中戏的小把戏自然不是什么新鲜技巧，但经过洪导一番加工有了其他导演很难达到的高度。小说家的电影（4分钟或47分钟）当然有效解释了此前她阐述的理论，这是浅层的嵌套。更深层的嵌套来自于洪常秀与《小说家的电影》，金敏喜的超高人气让她有了走出银幕的能力，洪导通过她在银幕内外支起了一座桥，作为摄影机后那个不存在的人，洪导自由地带着观众穿梭银幕完成自反。字幕结束后金敏喜走出影厅，明明小说家/洪常秀在电影中说好会在影厅外等候自己，此时却空无一人。在金敏喜怅惘的眼神中，影片完成了最终极的嵌套，来自银幕前观众脑海里有关影片的想象，与我们自己创作出的作品本身。洪常秀借电影的表达真的是他的表达吗？亦或是我们的臆想？
洪尚秀的电影慢来慢去，只要金敏喜一出现，真的立刻就会灵动起来。好像无论拍出怎样的形式，最后拍的都是金敏喜。又或者可以说，金敏喜在荧幕上的存在，本身就是洪尚秀所有表达的最好出口。
这部倒真有点让人摸不到了。不过不变的是漂浮在无主题上的爱自己和爱她。以及金敏喜好美，戴口罩也美！（记一部把晖子看得昏昏欲睡一个小时后终于忍不住必须停下看看花小雕搞笑视频来缓解氛围的电影 ；）
有点希望我不是以这种方式看到这部电影：Walter Reade的狭小空间、稀薄空气和难受座椅，filmlinc策展人自作风趣但毫无必要的冗长开场，邻座隔三差五举起手机开始屏摄，还有最让我不适的间歇性满堂彩。老实说，我就想安安静静地吃糖
似乎要先接受这是日常，才能发现其中非日常的乐趣。Today will be diffrent!（从纠结字幕明显是英文转译还保留了两行一句一人的排版习惯而在意到的西式标语）；借女主之口怒怼老男人！（灵啊灵啊嗲啊嗲啊好啦好啦）；然后就是在银幕上窥见真实的爱意融融，饱受情伤的朋友觉得这Part是洪的悲观（所谓爱意只在虚构中），饱受情伤（吗？）的我却觉得我看到了洪的小气（所谓描述爱人没有自己的人生，还分AB两角影射，还要让爱人在戏中看到自己的真实vlog）……但无论如何理解，至少在不太懂语序的情况下，第二次观看洪常秀比第一次要好得多，也算没白买海报，也恭喜洪常秀和金敏喜终成正果（？需要我操心吗）。
洪常秀这次借片中角色大谈创作理念，不追求纪录片式的纪实，而是要将日常植入到虚构，比如金敏喜的魅力就被他毫无保留地呈现在一部部的作品中，这部俩人干脆通过摄影机大秀恩爱，最后那段怼脸拍太宠溺了。除此之外小说家与女演员的惺惺相惜也很有趣，对所谓“本职工作”的放弃衍生出对生活真谛的思考，此处又见陌生小女孩出场，如同《在你面前》一样有某种自我分身的意味。
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