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
行云流水的长镜头，每一个镜头都充满隐喻，可以看出影片中没有什么大场景、高级特效，但氛围感却很足
前面觉得一般，结尾还是有被震撼到。美院也是把风格化做出来了。还有，终于懂为什么北影节要把“红军与白军”改成红与白了。
素人演员阵容搭配大面积的昏暗场景，以至于在最终都没有搞清楚角色之间谁究竟是谁，算是“诗意”风格的追求之余，在“看懂故事”方面做出的牺牲，也注定了本片对影迷以外的路人观众会有些不友好。
对不上口型的台词是真实感崩塌的开始。所有所谓的诗性的意向，蛇落水尸体想自己开枪等主角内心的外化段落都因为洪班长人物的未建立而显得空洞。结尾一人一句誓师大会又暴露了导演没想好到底是要群像还是个人的犹豫视角。血雨有点想起红van。
风格是有创新，对于“艺术战争电影”这个名号我是挺无语的，真喜欢瞎糅造词啊。。
诗性电影+战争片，有大胆尝试，但也有诸多问题。专门做的ADR方言自然亲人（是家乡丽水话！），但也因此收音太好，缺乏真实性。摄影上值得琢磨，画面不是单纯地变成纯黑白，而是保留了部分色温（火光的暖色、夜光的冷色），但也因白天是自然光、夜晚是剧组打灯，视觉上有落差（相较于老好莱坞黑色电影的经典打光方式）；长镜头氛围的营造、部分诗意的表达也被战争片段的剪辑与故事的进行无情打破，相较之下1917对长镜头的理解可能更适合战争片。虽说个人对电影诗研究不深（只看过一部老塔），但感官上还是直接感受到没有获得连续的诗性体验，作者没有处理好两种类型之间的矛盾；同时主题有但不深，诗性也显得杀鸡用牛刀了。当然，这两者的矛盾显然是难以处理的，而这种类型的尝试，正是中国电影目前所需要的。
不得不说，影片风格以及几个桥段的处理的确是把我唬住了，以至于尽管故事性欠佳，风格处理得还不够成熟，但是依然值得称赞。直到影片最后的“全体动员”桥段，当阳光下的他们熠熠生辉的场面出现时，才发觉：哦，原来所有的战争片都逃不过这种命运呢。
整体黑白灰的色调非常符合影片的战争故事，唯美且富有艺术性，烟雾笼罩下更增添一丝丝魔幻感觉，非常值得一看。
没有《细细的红线》的命，却得了~的病。这片像革命老基地的村里头在暑假组织了一场预算捉襟见肘的低龄儿童向的微型红色战争重演，再套了几层自以为是的滤镜。诗意战争片除了诗意还有战争，学泰伦斯·马力克拍一部哲理战争片，不要就学个形式主义的皮毛，众退役军人组成的技术团队是一部期望拥有成熟表达的战争片，连接文本和视觉的纽带。战斗是驱动战争片叙事的核心，不是整几句悬浮的话剧台词、浅摹一下杜琪峰的港式街头驳火就完事了。片尾署名首位的党史顾问也懂涉军设定和服化道？军科、军博多少战史专家，可能请美院军事社来拍都比这强。很多华语电影人只能算手工业电影人，反商业的初衷并非是表达，而是对工业文化感到莫名的恐惧。电影是因技术而形成的艺术门类，它需要擅用技术人文主义修辞的作者，非搞不懂电灯就诅咒灯火破坏了夜晚景色的土鳖。
本质上就是形式和内容之间的反复横跳，导演亲口说要追求真实体验，但实际上真实也还有另外一层心理真实的层面，失去了这一层，所有的超现实探索也好，英雄人物被迫成为英雄逻辑也好，终究都是一个没有里子的空壳。能够看到导演想要跳脱出主旋律框架来以通过战争这一题材来做不同于新主流那般的人性探索，但可惜这一命题决定了他这一个做法是空中楼阁，人物动机最终也成为大顺拐。一边是形式实验，一边是老套主旋律，而这片就好似是基于主旋律母题之下的形式探索杂交，显得不伦不类，隔靴抓痒。
2.5 影像风格是值得鼓励的，但是形式大于内容，中间一度暗得没法看，部分场景布光和表演太舞台剧了。声音设计完成度也一般，空间和层次感欠缺。
缺点很明显（后期配音导致声音完全没有空间感，有几处叙事推进过于唐突，人物表演上也可以再打磨），但瑕不掩瑜，整部电影导演、编剧和摄影都可圈可点，尤其是整体电影在氛围营造和镜头语言上有想法。商业运作（300万投资30天拍摄）这样一部艺术化倾向的电影，值得大家抱着更宽容的态度支持一下。
ps.配乐有一段太像穆赫兰道
“年轻的红军战士洪启辰接到军令，必须在48小时内炸毁敌人的弹药库。这是一条赴死的军令……”为何是48小时，而不是46小时？那时候战士人人都有手表，可以精确计时？直接说两天不好吗？
写了一篇长评，比较详细地阐述了为什么电影结尾完全扭转了我对电影的评价。
没人看排片少是有原因的…真不是什么臭鱼烂虾来拍个片段都能上院线的…黑白片给你拍出来这么慢，几个演员的台词都对不上也太离谱了…
支持一下吧。看这部片看得我很难受，影片里面的声音都不太一样，小的小死，大的时候像右声道发出的声音🤣🤣构图和灯光，真不错，大家如果来看，最好找一个荧幕亮点的影院。我家这个太差了。
在整体的美学上我觉得还是有不错的地方，开头结尾两场戏还可以，中间的剧情跟垃圾一样。艺术with我自己
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