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
21.11.13电影院，没有字幕的北爱尔兰口音我是真的不太行，但应该没有影响到理解吧…整个电影院大部分都是老人，还是老人家品味更好。我旁边的那个人结尾哭到泣不成声，大概也是一个离开家乡的人。
像是《罗马》但又不一样 相同的可能都只是导演对童年的怀念 一开始的空镜我好喜欢 虽然故事不太吸引我可是画面很喜欢
虽然都是很零碎的片段，拍得还是挺可爱的。很有French Cinema的气质，比如类似于Cléo的色彩运用，比如对日常生活的侧重，比如使人想起Les 400 coups的主角；但缺少的是对“all the ones who were lost”的表达
少了份暗流涌动，也没有直接来自当时社会问题在生活上的影响
Irish Protestant Family. The Irish were born for leaving. Otherwise, the rest of the world would have no pubs.
当奶奶正对着镜头呢喃："Go.Go now.Don't look back."一个孤独的老人在失去另一半后，依旧坚强告别剩下的家人。只留下自己一人头靠着门，带着无言的悲痛与不舍。这是布拉纳私人真情的回忆，是布拉纳自己的贝尔法斯特。致所有留下的，所有离开的，所有迷失的。
几首歌真是好听，几处黑白彩色转换也很有意思，也喜欢结尾的Go. Go now. Don't look back。故事虽然跨越很多年，但对当年宗教冲突失业暴乱并没有描述清楚，既缺乏《美国往事》的宏大史诗感和时间沧桑感，也缺乏从男主孩童视角窥视历史事件的亲身经历深入感。
最值得记忆的点，基本上就是最后那一刻的奶奶，在琉璃门后面的脸。同为小孩作为主角的电影，童一个世界对于视角的态度比此片先锋许多。中规中矩，音乐不免对情感有反作用了。
被critic & reviewers嘲得那麼難聽的理由大家心知肚明了，幸好進場前惡補了羅馬不然誰不被騙過去啊
每首歌倒是恰到好处，不过好散啊 也没法让我共情……
肯尼斯布拉纳版《鸭先知》，献给儿时自己的回忆录，私人滤镜是真的重，估计这也会是他最高水平的作品了。画面一流，许多构图非常精美。爷爷奶奶演的精彩，爸爸妈妈颜值很高。小男孩的表演跟演冬冬的韩昊霖差不多。
开篇的长镜头和运镜真好看，黑白色调+摄影沟通+运镜，可以拿个最佳摄影奖了。剧本虽算一般，但导演实现得真好。可惜自己没一次看完，断断续续看的，让我的情绪无法有连贯感。值得二刷的电影。
男人的乡愁永远如此平庸，不舍得过去，不敢面对未来，最后还是女人决定要离开，女人说don't look back。但总的来说，很平庸的电影。
有一种很强的色彩，去留住记忆中的故乡的感觉。里面有家人，有大的时代环境，有悲欢离合……
的确有点像《罗马》，都是黑白，都是回忆性质，但整体质量还是有差距
故事比较琐碎，我还是喜欢更戏剧化一些的故事，但理解拍摄者的这种处理方式，从一个小孩子平淡的日常生活的角度来看国家民族的冲突，人物、氛围都很有感觉。
去过贝尔法斯特，对那里印象很好，有种伤感和忧郁的情调。。。至于电影，更像是导演对自己过去的回忆，回忆中的一切都很美，哪怕是纷乱嘈杂的社会动荡，都有着属于他个人的印记。
2.5。很疑惑这样一部片子是怎么混进奥斯卡最佳影片提名名单的，零碎的剧情在故事层面上就让人无法进入，对1960年代的粗糙还原（试图通过黑白色调来掩盖不足？）也是令时代感尽失，只能靠近乎滥用的音乐来吸引观众的注意。
纵使世界乌云密布，走入影院的那一刻，我的世界依旧色彩缤纷。
肯尼沒有作者性，是一定的。就是操作完兩部阿加莎，也挽救不到他過去十年在荷里活，被消耗到所剩無幾的話語權。自己也清楚的吧，自省一回了，結果還是匠氣的呢。
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