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
不过本身脸盲的我实在没记住人，说不上完全看懂故事……
先说缺点，剧作不是很稳，明显摆好了逐个立人物的架势，到最后闭口不谈，清汤寡水。想讲的东西太多，又碍于篇幅塞不下，格局和深度飞升的东西被憋在气口，倒不出来，的确留下了揣度的空间
美术确实不错。这样拍，可以，但没必要，形式大于内容，体验一下无妨，就是觉得电影院里放不如去美术展上放。总之就是不好看，感受也不深
单位组织观看的。感受就是故弄玄虚，这啥呀这是，啊？
还是不错的，国美的作品，更注重电影的影像美学风格。有国画的“以远取象”的描摹，有着游动视点，散点透视的划动，对人性情节的感受，人物群像模糊象征意味，都是远远地高远观望，感受着战争的残酷和人性的思考，更是去“政治化”的主旋律讴歌，让我想起第五代导演开山之作《一个和八个》。
国美的美好尝试
不过保利这里的冷气也太足了，冻死我了，映后的闪光灯也快把我晃死了。
2022 院线十佳。远超预期啊。美学风格独特而强悍，故事也是非常合格的水平（在国产院线片中已属不易）。这不比《长津湖》好看？
我个人觉得主创个别人还是挺“自恋”的，比如撰写片名的书法家还要把自己的印露出来（海报和正片都有），就挺…奇怪的，印象里没有哪部电影的片名会这样处理。不过自恋也无妨吧，也没规定自恋的人不能拍电影不是。
4.0，在如今语境中难得一见的战争片，风景美，摄影好。结尾一分钟道出了一切战争的真相，导演很勇敢
一部反商业的写实战争片，没有矫情的段落，没有英雄主义，存在的只有表现战争中最正常的事情---死亡。全片将画面的色彩调暗消色，用灰暗的色彩表达一个灰暗的时期，仅有点点彩色的微光能够照亮脸庞。画面的构图非常漂亮，但人物的调度上似乎有点问题，比较凌乱，再加上画面的亮度，看起来有点吃力，但亮度也避免了一些表演上的青涩。电影也使用了非常多的留白，这让前半段的节奏还是有点拖沓。最后落下的血雨是点睛之笔，自由是由一个个鲜活的生命换来的。
非常风格化的一部战争片。叙事、剪辑、风格、摄影都不主旋律，特别好！
看睡着了两次…节奏有点慢，然后前面卖惨后面又开挂…就…不行啊
电影是资本的聚合体，没钱真的拍不了。取景美的很，但台词剧情演员甚至场景调度都是灾难。
对得起美院的称号，但对不起电影艺术，粗糙的舞台剧效果。。。
【90mins】7/10，比起狂轰滥炸，或许这样小规模的主旋律战争片更值得拍出来。接近黑白的画面既减轻了血腥的冲突，又呈现了一般战争片没有的美感。立意方面，虽然只是浅尝辄止，但反战的元素还是成功加入到了抗战的影片当中，也有不同于写实战争片的超现实的意向。失败的地方在于，镜头的速率掌握得很差，动与静之间的转变和平衡很糟糕，而且经常不知道谁在跑谁在开枪，不过最后一场戏之前有一个念名字的环节算是缓解了这个问题。
仁义满天飞:
就电影而言并不出彩，就像是在看上个世纪的黑白胶片电影，不过是高清版的。“十分”是为了致敬故事里牺牲掉的那些浙江人，那些在革命路上牺牲掉的中国人。🫡
C-，参加的某观影组织搞的活动，映后交流来了导演和男一，有一半多时间都是“哎呀我和导演老朋友了呀”“哎呀导演我是你以前的学生呀”“哎呀导演我朋友也在里面演戏好巧哇”这种浪费时间的话。竟然没有哪怕是一个人问，为什么这电影是该死的如此地暗，抹着奇怪的滤镜。为数不多值得称赞的是方言配音，故事发生于浙西南，当地人民确实是丽水那边的方言，国民党确实是宁波的方言，共产党是四川、湖南那些地方……里面的小孩“小哨子”，我们浙江这边确实是念“小叫子”的……好乱哦，大家居然能互相听得懂吗？导演说想要“诗意”，我只感受到了“单薄”。但不管怎么说，男演员还是蛮帅气的惹
其实有些镜头单看表现挺好的，但结合前后又有些突兀
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