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
同一种理学，衍化出师徒两个人观念的冲突。全片都是“论语”、“大学”等中华思想，但面对外来文化的态度，他们却衍生出自己的看法。最后感叹一句：黑白片唯一有色的蓝鸟是什么？是希望吗？在我现在所处的时代，我没看到。
可能是我太崇尚务实，你如果对现实看不过眼，就去改变未来，哪怕蚊蝇之力也好，但你啥也不做的不认同和愤青我就比较没兴趣交流。
印度流水线电影，夹杂了很多无意义的情节，拼凑出的3小时。
印度版《秋菊打官司》。眼见生活在石器时代印度村民的生存状态令人触目惊心，冤假错案反而没那么大震撼。这个事例本身不过是“大道废，有仁义”的现实演绎，此类型在印度电影中并不少见。只是多了种姓、歌舞、殴打和律师庭审的桥段，被神吹的过头了。7
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19世纪初的朝鲜，从流放文人和底层渔民的视角，探讨儒学在西学冲击背景下的两面性。整部片子都是细水长流的渔村生活，但并不乏味。主角因天主教信仰被流放，他的「异端」并不仅是宗教，而是西学。天主教徒清楚地球是圆的，同样的，儒学和西学也不是敌人。19世纪的中日朝面临同样的挑战，做出不同的抉择。主角拥有好奇心和改变国家的热忱，他记录一切有用的东西，从鱼类百科到漂流记，圣人之学已被他内化为治国修身，而非年轻人为科举而读书的功利。农妇以种子和土地比喻父母，暗喻圣人学说和百姓。朴实的岛民，风雅的文士，这样的电影竟然是韩国拍的，何时中国也能拍出来呢😅😅黑白画面让观众专注于人物本身，构图有传统美，渔民小哥醒悟时的BGM恢弘大气，使观众感同身受。
前半段真好哦~淳朴的民风，人文气息浓厚，配以水墨画风~轻盈而美好~但是下半段昌大入仕之后，又转为韩式国类型片的套路之中，轻盈不再~心中充满理想的少年当然不能理解看破本质的先生，大可以不用这么激烈的呈现~有点遗憾
一开始想因为律师的角色形象太过片面想打四星的，但后来想了一下这个片子是以时代来反映人物，而不是以人物反映时代，那么这个律师角色其实就是无数个追求和坚守正义的勇士的集合体，这么一想好像也自洽了。而且我还是希望能多一些这样聚焦底层人民的电影，所以多添加了一些个人情感，就把这部电影作为我2022年的第一个五星吧
必看薛景求。幽晦可怖的黑山，传奇惊险《漂海始末》，没有主人，没有君王的世界超越想象。“既然无法学以致用，那就按照性情活着就行了”。
又是真人真事！部落人的悲惨遭遇令人发指！幸好是1995年的事了。手法很平实，为作者的正义感给五星。
到现在张口就来的种姓制，步入社会几年才算明白，在一些民智未开的地方只不过换了个看起来更高端的样子存在：士、X、工、农、X
不讳疾忌医，能正视问题，就有解决问题的可能。
有点可惜，有的地方还是有开挂神片的影子，男主的塑造不是很饱满，同类型的《辩护人》更优秀一些。希望印度人民早日领悟一句话：打土豪，分田地
“为我所用”，学着中国的程朱理学，照样也接受西方的科学，拍得是18世纪的朝鲜，但这很韩国。“在你背四书五经的时候，他们（西方）不一定又研究出了什么，又知道了什么”，如果一叶障目，只抱旧不学新，把路走窄了很容易死胡同。
学什么都不一定能让你体面的过一生。还是去生活吧，去捕鱼种地享受阳光。沧浪之水浊。永远都不可能清了。反而还是黑山最干净。
黑白中的云游动
必看薛景求。幽晦可怖的黑山，传奇惊险《漂海始末》，没有主人，没有君王的世界超越想象。“既然无法学以致用，那就按照性情活着就行了”。
一度词穷，简单说就是太棒了，文学与人性相映成辉，深入浅出哲理与讽刺却依旧丰富。“……做一个黑色的无名之人，也应该是有意义的吧。”
破例给个5*吧4+1情感分，前40分钟看得有点犯困，节奏有点慢，另外这片子叙事节奏也有很多欠技巧的地方，略平了，悬念和细节都有可改进得更好看的地方。但情节真的是可以用震撼形容，就冲印度可以随意示威加司法独立这两点，也比某国强的太多。很难不让人类比雷洋案。你国不是电影不如印度，…… 再多就不说了。应该是我2021年看的最好的电影。IMDB评分有点虚高，TOP250的倒还合理，不知是怎么排的。
#2022.12#虽然依旧忍受不了印度电影的歌舞，不过好在这次没有舞了…选材完胜，这才是电影该有的样子，不知道在生活的土壤是否还能看到，还是越来越红呢？影片还是有一些反转，看的直呼过瘾，为最低下的人民感到悲哀同时又为他们在影片中的所作所为，不被黑恶侵蚀而骄傲
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