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
所见越多真实，自身的存在便越真实。我们畅谈未来，喜欢记录的动作，享受开阔的感觉。走进新的世界，我们会准备好的。有共同联想的期待，我们会一起收获新的世界的感受。
要狂叫时狂叫，该安静时安静，要知道世界是广大的，容得下狂叫与安静
johnny和Viv兄妹之间没有共同语言可以得到对方的了解和认可，两人在日常生活中也并没有特别多的交集，而jesse和Viv同属于一家人但又有不可调和的矛盾，johnny作为中间人调和了母子俩人的感情问题，既不需要文艺片的高雅也不需要剧情片的充实感，让彼此通过第三者了解了更多的彼此的秘密。
本质上依然是一部孩童电影，整部作品在基于「儿童」视域下对成人关系和未来世界进行哲理性思考，刻意在理性主义和感性意识上有所平衡，在说教的同时也在学会如何温柔。作者将两者进行交叉式的兼容和推进，被填满的是大人与孩子共同的成长空间。表演是具有魔力的，文本作为表演之外的加工表现出更加轻盈的状态，黑白色调更加延伸了情感的转折与递进，因此反衬的是人物内心更加七彩斑斓的世界。不断闪回的病房是兄妹之间的芥蒂，而舅舅与外甥之间反复的采访片段是不断疗愈的过程，纪录片的制作则是将中心思想向四周进行多角度投射，整体上完成了一次较高维度的立体影像。
以儿童为中心的具体生活，它向我们展开的过程中揭示了属于真实世界的根本命题，死亡、离别、爱。同时夹带着对几个城市的凝视、对人类未来的信仰。非常喜欢。
养孩子真难 现在的小孩都那么有想象力吗 我只记得我还是孩子的时候脑子里几乎没有世界这个概念 或许我忘了 我已经忘记孩子时候的我 每天睡觉前会想些什么 我会记日记 但那都是身边的事 关于我想要什么 未来会什么样 我从来没有想象 有一对理解你的父母是最美妙的事了
哇，又是一部我的年度黑马影片。这小男孩演的那么好，不多奖励几颗糖！?
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黑白的，文艺的，缓慢的，浮躁得看不明白的。2022年2月26日@东莞教师村（居家隔离）
2022年1月16日观看。文艺范十足，很不错，摄影真美。
适合一个人窝在角落看的电影，两代人心灵伤痛的症结沟通。导演从一开始就埋下的暗线：以原生家庭为起点的生长环境给后代以及后代的后代酿造的悲剧。性格深处的伤痕塑造了人的方方面面，引来或是被引向相似的人，然而悲哀的是没有人能够解决这一切，在自我挣扎中走向灭亡仿佛是宿命。
孩子难带但可爱，如同光明的未来难以孕育，但总要有点手拉手的信念。
你的孩子，Ta是属于你的，又是不属于你的，Ta爱着你，也恨着你，Ta既乖巧、懂事、体贴、幽默、天真，也敏感、叛逆、刻薄、顽固，Ta对这个世界有一套自己的看法，Ta也关心环境社会和城市的发展。黑白影像下的城市很美，让人想到了《爱丽丝城市漫游记》，小男孩的表演很灵动也很成熟，缓慢的节奏和叔侄俩平静的对白有种奇特的催眠效果。
温柔向的人文关怀，借青少年之口述说未来，絮絮叨叨，全看个人喜好了。
相比于《二十世纪女人》的松散，本片的故事在情感塑造上还是相对集中的，尽管华金之前没怎么演过这种富有亲和力的大叔，但这么演似乎对他也不是什么难事。华金的角色就相当于清官难断家务事中的清官，妹妹因为整不了妹夫就拜托给了华金去带几天，然而华金在洛杉矶并不能兼顾工作和照顾孩子的生活，于是就把孩子带到了他要工作的纽约。工作中他经常问一些年轻人你们的梦想是什么，你们想成为什么样的人，但在这充满不确定性的答语背后，就连提问者自身也没有一个理想的答案，而记录在某种层面也算是角色自身对于生活的一些归纳和整理，外甥对自己的评价也多少有了一种在混沌中一语点醒梦中人的感觉。比较喜欢后半部分两个人在森林里怒喊的那一段，华金犹如神棍附体，把小孩子安排的明明白白，你糟透了，其实我也糟透了。
A24. It's okay to not be fine. I'll remind you of everything. Blah blah blah.
影片既是在创作，也是在真实地进行记录，记录美国各地的孩子们对于不同事物的想法：未来、社会、死亡。整部作品就是一场孩子与成年人的世界观交流，在确切地达成了信息交换的同时让人意识到他们作为“young people”固然有他们独特的认识世界的方式。作品太用心了，五星支持。
溫情、老土、平平無奇的知識分子養小孩日常以黑白手法仿紀錄片炮製，當色彩被黑白化有點萬物歸一的味道，沒看trailer進場的結果就是看到signature才知道是production by A24
黑白，诗意。我们是否也应该被孩子们教育呢？不知道，因为我们从未倾听过。影片缺点就是太平淡，小孩任性引起不适了。总之谈不上喜欢。
慢慢的大人眼里的孩子可能除了岁数小之外，就没什么需要照顾了。亦或者大家都是小孩，在心里都有着不为人知想要被拥抱的伤心之处。
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