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
《思悼》以政权交替过程里的父子冲突，讲述了儒家秩序下的伦理悲剧；《兹山鱼谱》看似云淡风轻，实际在讲王权与儒学的合谋，把一代代学子纳入体制，成为帮凶。
而片子其实也“美国化”得到位，到位到几乎是奥斯卡标准参赛片。视听和情节上的一些小设计也足够聪明和抓住人(如音乐会上从父母角度出发“只见其人不闻歌声 只见鼓掌不闻喝彩”的设计，如父亲在卡车上触摸女儿喉部感受声带振动传递歌曲共振的设计)，并且还好知道克制没有乱煽情；作为影片重头戏的音乐 选曲也比较对。
如平静的海面上洒落的阳光一般温暖，几段音乐桥段挺动人，音乐会无声的表演，父亲抚摸着女儿的喉部听歌，以及最后带着手语的入学考试。主题跟法版区别不大，本地化做得也挺融合，女主角的表演很有灵气。稍有不足的是选歌质量，音乐本身的打动力没有跟上电影的情绪。
李濬益真是类型奇才，光看这个艺术水准颇高的黑白片，会想到他拍出过轰动一时的《思悼》，但绝对想不到他也曾拍出过《素媛》，这随便拎出一部，都够一些导演学半辈子。卞约汉也是，典型剧抛脸，《未生》里演了主角团里最末位的狗哥却最让人记住，这里根本认不出。忠武路有你们了不起。
Anyway, some plots , most about sex, are funny.
挺温情的，希望大家都能过上自己想要的生活。
生活不易，许多人往往需要在梦想与家庭之间做出抉择，自己的人生自己做主！
慕名已久，终于看了。情节是既简单又激烈的，所以觉得就故事来说，似有些俗套之处。而就朝鲜民族自己的近代叙事，自己的“开眼看世界”来说，其中浮现的与大陆、与理学的纠葛，又与中国有着很大的不同。想起多年前看过一则记录，溥仪退位，半岛上有老者百思不得其解：中原没了皇帝，那天下（东亚）怎么办呢？所以，这一纠葛在故事里体现的蛮深，并没有局限于开放与保守、进步与落后等简单的框架里。最后，则是备受称赞的表演、气氛以及影像的气质，这一点的确很上乘，赏心悦目，海风、松风，器物、诗赋，虽质朴而纯美。我相信中国也能拍出这样的片子，但主要是没人拍，可能还得等等，“文人导演”这个群体，目前还没有出现吧
虽然人人都不想被鸡汤牵着鼻子走，但有时候还是挺香的。
最后的消音视角音乐会，和用手语为歌曲翻译是亮点。
我看了一下爸爸和哥哥的演员，改成五星。妈妈的演员早就认识知道是听障人士，没想到爸爸和哥哥也是
片子每个角落都写着“努力，努力，还他妈是努力”
其实，对于身有残疾的人而言，“无微不至”的关怀也是一种区别对待
其实，对于身有残疾的人而言，“无微不至”的关怀也是一种区别对待
#第94屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳電影＃果然還是挺美國“主旋律”的，家庭需要與個人夢想的衝突，如果搬到國產電影裡肯定是苦情的，為家庭/集體犧牲個人夢想才是值得歌頌的；然而在本片中，家庭需要最終還是逐步讓位於個體的夢想，並且總是有貴人相助，為小女孩的夢想鋪路。在疫情仍然肆虐的世界，以愛之名追夢的故事確實更引人落淚。
#金帧9th#HOME4th 20220228
#94奥斯卡 Apple TV小成本翻拍电影大获成功. 贝利叶一家是2015年左右看的一部电影,很感人,以至于甚至想学那首法语歌. CODA在i18n方面做的很优秀，很有美国的特色。很多人吐槽这首歌的比赛歌曲不如那首法语歌，可对于我而言both sides now也是绝对的殿堂级经典。甚至说小时候就被both sides now专辑的封面吸引了，这首歌也契合了女主的心境。（合格的奥斯卡最佳，但是艺术性绝对不足！
非常非常喜欢这部片子。背景是大航海时代闭关锁国下的儒教国家，故事是儒教下个人意识觉醒的历史碎片，讨论君臣秩序、儒教伦理、个人觉醒、清流浊流、出世入世，电影讨论的方式也是婉转平静的，有种明月松间照，清泉石上流的宁静气质。这种历史人文气质是非常中国式的，格局和思考都很深邃，能与中国观众产生基因共振，但中国却少有电影人能把光照到这样伟大的历史瞬间……
故事到底是温情而俗套的心灵鸡汤，但拍得很流畅，主角配角演得也自然。突然静音的duet是神来之笔。
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