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
无台词电影，感觉摄影很棒。探索，是一少部分人的事情，这种风格显然与观众不友好，观影中座位左右基本是低头看手机了。7分。
上映时间恰逢残奥会，挺好的宣传，但叙事有点不流畅，有些情节煽情过度了。
三星半，为银幕而作的影片，人类这该死的好奇心
#BJIFF11# 当灯光照向牧羊人的眼睛时，洞穴深处也被探照灯照亮了 / 3D环绕的知了蜜蜂飞蛾的嗡嗡声太吓人了
3.5。的确，已经很多届残奥会都是中国队拿最多冠军了，但是运动员们基本上都不被人们知晓。打破多项世界纪录的香港运动员苏桦伟，也只是以这种方式才被我知道。电影意料之中的套路，励志，还有感动，从小孩第一次站起来时，就有女声背景音合唱，有种过于渲染的感觉。国语配音也拉低了很多观感上的舒适度。吴君如和不同年龄段的小孩都演得挺好的。
观感比较矛盾，一方面这片的品质在同类型作品中品质比较一般，前四十分钟太过急促，很多可以展开的东西被挤在一起，而且不少地方提了一嘴就没了下文，一些桥段有用力煽情之嫌，而且我看的是国语版，演员表演的魅力受到了明显的制约，有机会要补一下粤语版的。但另一方面，演员的魅力真是无可阻挡，尤其是吴君如和梁仲恒的母子戏份，就算有时候我难免觉得情节刻意，也依旧被情绪感染得热泪盈眶，吴君如的表演当得起任何一座奖杯，除此之外有几处音乐剪辑配合得不错。总的来说其实亮点有不少，可惜导演未能将之紧密联系成一个完整的作品，很多地方明显照着此类题材的模板拍，但完成度不高
#2021bjiff#开头睡了十分钟#还行权当纪录片了
镜头不错，什么玩意，睡着了，风景挺美，不行，太无聊了，提前退场
在三十分钟的屏保展示之后，“洞”让电影豁然开朗起来。
8.5 / 弗兰马汀诺十年磨一剑。不仅延续《四次》的自然主义风格，全片无对白、缓慢摇移的长镜头、自然光和丰富的声音细节；也延续了前作的主题，关于自然和生命，在这样的大背景下，没有一个特写的人，人类与自然和谐共生。而比前作更让我喜欢的地方在于，他在本片给「洞穴」也赋予了生命（海报即是洞穴望向人类的主观视角）。影片讲述了科考队探索当时世界上第三深洞的全过程，辅以一位老人生命垂危的支线。探索至洞穴最底部，老人也随之逝去。极致的观影体验让影片更为纯粹，层次细腻的光影呈现和微小但信息量巨大的声音细节无疑让本片全为大银幕而生，洞穴里明暗对照的光亮形成了洞的呼吸，简直迷人至极，丝毫不敢让人浪费一分一秒。@BJIFF2021
煽情 尴尬 剧作和拍摄都让人感觉很痛苦 浪费原型了
11BIFF#11，睡得死去活来，旁边小哥最后鼓掌很用力，应该是看懂了而且很喜欢。
地上空镜太美了，没几句台词纯靠视觉语言叙述，老人随着勘探队员的到来和一步步探索身体逐渐恶化，最终一同走到了尽头。最后随着雾气降临，我的北影节也结束了。
以为会睡着，但是并没有，全程叹为观止，还是被牛目送的场面感动到了。
进洞之前的确昏昏欲睡，但进洞之后另有乾坤。收尾收的极漂亮，老人床上结束的生命和终于探索到底部的地洞。漫天游下的大雾，和手摹的洞型图，包括那关掉门窗以后黑洞洞的屋子，处理的高级凝练但力量绵长。But这四星是相对独立的评判体系，差不多跟我今年看的所有片子不在一个衡量范畴内，无法横向比较。ps: 隔壁大哥从头到尾哈欠连天且不断调整坐姿，真想说大哥你要是不打呼噜的话干脆睡过去算了，太难了。
开头老式电视机里对都市生活的侃侃而谈 尾端医生的手电筒和探索队头灯的相似剪辑 以及全篇大段的中远镜头和只有老者的特写镜头 导演意图很明显了 风景很好看 镜头很美
看完像和自然一起做了场冥想，山里的雾在银幕上像是被罩出细小网格。牛铃铛在山里的回荡环绕在前两次徒步中体验过，真的太舒服了😭只是这次去的影院椅背挡视线真的难受
是哪位打了“剧情”的标签…
以纪录片手法复原1961年意大利北部山区地洞的探险历程，全球第三大地洞687米，号称地球的阴道。双线叙事，当探险完成到达洞底之时，也是山地牧羊人摔伤去世之时。优秀的摄影水平与良好的画质营造的临场沉浸感真的很棒，像这样优秀的电影要能引进国内就太好了，而不是在北影节上极少场次的放映。
蛮惊喜的一部，几乎没有台词但是好像也根本不需要，声音和画面真好
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