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
厉害极了，112分钟实打实地熬过去，却好像一句话没有说。到底是什么样的时代容得下一群人如此自我陶醉，如视无物地活在梦里？日新月异，每不到半年街道便要再被从头到脚美化一回的上海，到底能留得住多少濒死的记忆，又能供多少人游戏般起居和做梦？只怕电影拍的既非上海，也非人情，更不是文艺，只不过是幸运地站在中产尖端的人群如何自我消解、恬不知耻的意识形态罢了。
如果一部电影真诚质朴生活化，我们会夸它接地气，但如果要接上海的地气则刚好相反，需要拿腔拿调的精致，这一点上《爱情神话》做的很好，我很喜欢里面那些拐着弯的抹不开的台词，那些话里有话的暧昧正好就是上海这座城市的气质，情人的爱、家人的爱、友人的爱就像一条暗河悄无声息地流淌进每个人的心里，一句话概括整部电影就是：爱情没有神话，生活不必庸常。
预定年度最佳，目前为止看过最好看的商业电影，有趣又有深度，难能可贵。
夸的人很多了，也确实经夸。导演意志强大，呈现在银幕上也就整体性强。拍出上海韵味，根底是拍出男女关系的现代性。电影是你进我退的探戈，韵律和节奏才是曼妙，特别要夸的除了表演，还有摄影，灵动又不抢，处处在又处处不在，很好。都说这部电影的女权意识，想想看一个类似的设定，把甜蜜蜜里的威廉做实了，而且索菲亚罗兰交关体面。
两个男人赌气的蒙太奇见过吗？哈哈哈，吴越的渣女言论牛🐮
雪天一盆火，苦药一勺糖。有房、离异、文艺、颓唐，不爱出厅堂，挺会下厨房。男人共情的是我熬了半辈子鲫鱼汤也该老来one night stand，女人幻想的是我倔了几十年总会有半个肩膀一袋吃食。沪上当然是精致的摆盘，但每一个要素都戳在普通话审美霸权的肋眼上，你能怎么样呢？导演一等一聪明，端上一锅老少咸宜浓淡适中的汤。微信里来来回回差半步就是油腻，牺牲了老乌总算是有了妥当的圆场。中国每年应该有十部这样的作品，一不小心让它出头了，其实真不是故意的。
作为一枚上海土著，太惊喜了，太感谢徐峥了，有生之年，居然看到这么多上海大牌演员全程上海话的电影，全国各地的方言都必须推广呀！！很多好玩的梗只有用方言说出来才滑稽额～越来越喜欢徐峥了，真的很敢～/圣诞夜首映日就带老妈去看了，上海话真的太亲切太滑稽了，徐峥李丰田老乌演的就是我们身边的上海丫索，徐峥真的想法很多，想表达的也很多。唯一就是白鸽。。挺出戏的。。可能是没有当红上海籍的流量爱豆吧。。。（推荐丁禹兮演白鸽的话就色色一一了呀哈哈哈😂）
刚好是在上海的平安夜，看完只想说：太灵了！有点Woody Allen的感觉～
老破小里的奢侈高跟，通情又缠绵的野猫，吵吵闹闹又说着悄悄话的前妻，在罗马浪漫邂逅的老友，厌学但懂事的小女孩，化妆能混成达人的儿子还有了不离不弃的外地女友。继承的市中心独栋，深藏仍有伯乐的艺术，闲暇满满以至有空钻研厨艺，连路边的修鞋匠也在和你谈哲学。故事好听吧，编的。其实编的才好听。
找徐峥演男主角真的绝xswl，中间马伊琍倪虹洁展馆对谈聊到男导演眼中只有两种女人简直就是在报徐峥身份证号
很喜欢，这种属于中年人的都市轻喜剧在国产片里可太难得了，全程上海话非常好笑，上海人的生活情调和精打细算也处处体现。最惊喜的是甚至后半段渐渐偏离了爱情，徐峥和几个女人形成了一种微妙的和谐，毫不狗血。老乌和索菲亚罗兰那段简直是神来之笔，编剧非常有水平
电影的落幕时刻或许正是导演交付给观众的一份调查问卷。她假借主角们评价费里尼电影好不好看这个由头，其实是试探性地在询问自己的观众，那你们说说，我拍的这部《爱情神话》到底好不好看呢？对此，我只想说，真心好看！
小女孩不爱带嘤，义呆梨家族企业在义务，老乌是为国争光彩旗飘飘，乳化什么乳化啊。。。
上海老克勒，独立女性感情选择，去性别化的平等观念，中年人的梦想，女性友谊……这部电影里都有，堪称男士腔调指南。什么都讲了，可什么都没讲，故事的骨架是空洞的。电影里有些镜头让我想到《饮食男女》，如果前者是精美的浮世绘，本片就是摇晃的直播镜头。看得比较失望。
前一个小时的精心搭建，后一小时是有些浪费了。要捉虫的话，第三幕看得很气馁，角色失去意义，就回到了影片开场的那种话剧一样。音乐选得不尽人意，但是不管好坏，说到底，上海还是在为简中文艺兜底。
“我以前热爱生活，现在我更加热爱生活。同时，生活让我觉得恐怖，难以深入。因此，我虽相信，却持有疑虑。是的，我愿意相信，我愿意活着，永远。”
起了个爱情神话的名字，更像是在拍甜蜜的生活。徐峥塑造成了与马塞洛相反的角色，不追求名利，未表示的一夜情后想负责又分不清的态度，日后与倪虹洁在KTV重逢，都是自我意识空虚与丰富的矛盾体。前任就像艾玛，出轨的背叛也将男女的角色行为调换。红拂夜奔的故事就如同老白向往与李小姐的“爱情私奔”。老白做菜技艺高超，老乌与索菲娅罗兰的邂逅，让人想起爱情神话的罗马美食与甜蜜蜜的威廉霍顿。大家坐在一起，爱情本就不是必需品，青年的相恋，少妇的貌合神离，中年的离婚出轨，都没有独自潇洒走完一生，大家想起那晚看着那部催眠的电影来得真切。
人物动机 人设矛盾
黄明昊好尬啊……他演的是什么娘娘腔吗？他一说话就好出戏……为什么要选他……这部电影哪里好看了……快跑吧，没看懂就是不懂艺术。
起了个爱情神话的名字，更像是在拍甜蜜的生活。徐峥塑造成了与马塞洛相反的角色，不追求名利，未表示的一夜情后想负责又分不清的态度，日后与倪虹洁在KTV重逢，都是自我意识空虚与丰富的矛盾体。前任就像艾玛，出轨的背叛也将男女的角色行为调换。红拂夜奔的故事就如同老白向往与李小姐的“爱情私奔”。老白做菜技艺高超，老乌与索菲娅罗兰的邂逅，让人想起爱情神话的罗马美食与甜蜜蜜的威廉霍顿。大家坐在一起，爱情本就不是必需品，青年的相恋，少妇的貌合神离，中年的离婚出轨，都没有独自潇洒走完一生，大家想起那晚看着那部催眠的电影来得真切。
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