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
3.说战争吧 没什么大规模的枪火 都是大家拿着枪放几下 摆个架势 说文艺吧 偶遇的渔家女天然的正义
没有想到红军题材可以有这样的表达，1935的浙江，水乡，小溪山林，芦苇池塘，在这样的环境下发生的小规模的战斗。小人物的动线虽不如大部队千军万马的浩瀚，但却有一种水滴石穿的坚毅感。去完成一个只剩自己知道的艰难任务，战友们一个个的离去，被追赶围剿的落魄感，让人物更可信更饱满。
看了一个小时才基本理清人物关系，感谢后排社区党员的好记性，不然我连谁死了都搞不清楚。。
形式大于内容的典型，剧本太差了以致于对故事和人物几乎没留下什么印象
你说吧，这样一个电影，真的有点不太忍心打低分。这么多肉眼可见的粗糙之处、稚嫩之处，离“成熟的佳作”，还有很远的路要走。但是又不得不承认美院的人真的认认真真地雕琢出了这样一份作品，主创们比绝大多数内地战争片、主旋律片创作者更有底气将自己拍的东西称作艺术。一些镜头的设计、意识流的使用还有结尾的血雨倾盆，给国内烂大街的战争题材注入了鲜有的美感与诗意。可能最近真的被金鸡百花恶心到了（年年主旋律任务片开会），这个好评必须要有。
“诗电影”需要有意象，有意境，但意象要使用得当，也并非模糊不清就是意境。
浙江省宣的订制作品。对战争的思考深度别说王毛杀生了，集结号都不如。形式感来自低饱和调色，低照度打光，手持跟拍和方言素人，学院派的电视电影，那也是电视电影啊。
一边标榜“此片聚焦的是时代洪流下被遗忘的最普通的人”，一边声称“我们的片子是按照电影院的最高放映标准来制作的”，不敢相信竟存在如此割裂的创作观。
全片最垮的居然是报名字那段，在影院看的时候感觉全场都弥漫着一种尴尬的气氛。最后对峙的那个片段让人想到了《太极旗飘扬》，一样的一种不知所谓，前面报名字那段试图扬起来的那种感觉，反而被狠狠压在地上了。
听了映后交流会，感觉整片拍摄过程就和电影的故事一样，被下达了一个不可逆的指令，最终的结局也必定是悲剧的。
铁铸的丛林、危险正如爬行的蛇缓慢逼近、美术学院的光影：上帝般的光芒、芦苇荡与漂浮的虫豸：浸泡在失去饱和度的浮光跃影里。/站位自我神圣即舞台剧。/塔氏耸立的惨白的松树和吊挂的尸体。/另类主旋律：敌我皆能共情。执行军令并不是展示信仰的荣耀，为救更多活生生的人。/“我明白理想的真谛，让每个人拥有选择。”/湖南话好亲切ww
内容低于形式。通过“口号”就能让人物就团结凝聚，在人物动机和转变描写上就一笔带过。宣教式场景和教化式对白的出现在所谓“诗电影”当中显得不伦不类。
听了映后交流会，感觉整片拍摄过程就和电影的故事一样，被下达了一个不可逆的指令，最终的结局也必定是悲剧的。
一边标榜“此片聚焦的是时代洪流下被遗忘的最普通的人”，一边声称“我们的片子是按照电影院的最高放映标准来制作的”，不敢相信竟存在如此割裂的创作观。
补充：球球了刷评能不能不要这么明显……
国产战争电影少有的利落和踏实，不摆弄观众，不刻意搞煽情搞爆点（反面参考管虎的八佰，恨不得打字幕告诉观众：这儿你该哭了啊，这儿你该愤怒了啊），同时也没有某些假文艺电影的毛病，老老实实叙事，很难得。几个年轻演员也很有质感，递烟那段，几句对白几个镜头，就让人眼眶湿润。瑕疵当然是有的，比如录音和音效略粗糙，比如老鲁走的时候那句妻儿的呼唤效果没做好，比如几个意向化的镜头略长。但瑕不掩瑜。主旋律电影终于有了血肉，能让观众真正体会到先辈革命之艰辛。4分推荐，多一星给国产电影鼓励
处处带着别扭的一片，带着美院操守的逆光烟雾黑白水墨画风，却被存在感过强的斯坦尼康运动毁了意境（这感觉是很多国产片片的通病不知道为什么）有着长镜头造型感，却被剪辑弄的一段是一段的割裂十足，有着自然树林丰富环境声的处理，却被配音对白搞的格格不入。有佳句但无佳章，但在当今，这样一部有追求有尝试艺术表达的主旋律战争片奇葩，还是值得支持
冲着声音设计去的，结果电影院的声场很一般，导致至少我听到的效果并不理想，有点可惜…下院线之后期待一下在家重新好好听一次；声音之外，运镜和用光的一些小想法、以及银色调和美术都不错；但是故事本身，在当前这个语境下，我就理解成为了拿龙标吧，不说了。
还问了导演个问题
（PS：如果没有这个主题的框架和限制，或许会更好。但与此同时，也或许就拿不了这么多奖了吧哈哈。)
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