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
前半部几乎可以作为「苏轼儋州流放记」代餐，几乎平替！后半部男猪带领男二真潜心考察研究海岛生物百科，这倒像是「如果流放到儋州的人从苏轼换成苏颂会怎样」的AU了【然而转念一想，苏颂这样的大科学家根本不会被流放呀，人家正大光明拿着郭嘉经费在朝廷做天文仪器呀！】其实男猪虽然口口声声反对朱子性理学，但他在逆境中坚持「格物致知」倒也挺得朱子真传的。只不过看不过去的是，济世的理念和预设的崇高感似乎仅能在长幼男人身上传帮带，男人再怎么梦想「天下无王，不分贵贱」，他永远不会把平等的目光从广袤的宇宙苍生收回来，投到眼前的老婆女儿身上。东亚三国反儒反皇权的电影里女性是失声的，你反个XX
或许导演也是某种意义上的丁若铨，感谢他拍出这么一部纯粹历史传记电影
从庙堂抽身后的流放生活，固然拍得闲适悠远，底色其实仍是低沉的;只是把个体的悲欢让渡一些给自然之后，镜头下那种永恒的美冲淡了这份沉重。丁若铨无疑是儒家礼制下的代表性悲剧，但他身上的天性和热情最终拯救了他。薛景求把这种士大夫和旷野混合的气质表现得真好。
年度十佳～
韩国似乎终于拍古装不那么尬了，不强行高大上之后，有了另一个问题：电视剧感。
兹山的亚里士多德。李濬益另一部充满诗情的《东柱》也是非常好。
仿佛看到在海南儋州的苏轼/魟鱼要走的路只有魟鱼知道 鳐鱼要走的路只有鳐鱼知道 20210713重看
4.5。虽然中后不免一些韩式煽情刻意的地方，不过故事还是很动人的，也确实适合黑白摄影。
正直的学术是从茫茫无迹的大海里写出鱼谱。
在豆瓣被严重过誉了，可能是满足了很多观众为民牺牲尽瘁的士大夫幻想吧。如果拍成同为东方国家搞伴天连追放令的《沉默》那种写实沉稳的风格可能会更好吧；对韩国电影必不可少的油嘴滑舌痞气斗嘴桥段始终爱不起来。唯一能出新的是西学东渐的碰撞，却挖得不深。人物的抉择也没很有说服力。
看完的第一感想就是，真希望中国也能拍出这种电影。时代使然，部分底层人希望通过科举谋求出路，但也有一部分人是希望能实现大同与理想而为之，逐渐接触到政治内核后发现曾经奉为圭臬的朱子孔子是有瑕疵的，许多曾设想的政治目标都是难以实现的，于是开始反思，转而寻求其他方向，老庄、佛陀或是耶稣，一种更好的方式就是形成潜流为社会提供大道卓见，“做一个黑色的无名之人，也应该是有意义的吧”。
“益纵饮，与鱼蛮鸟夷为俦侣，不复以骄贵相加。”丁若镛如此描述兄长到了黑山之后的生活，就这一句，联想到“上可以陪玉皇大帝，下可以陪卑田院乞儿”的东坡先生;从志趣上实在太像，这部片子也将成为我今年看过的最好的东方式古典韵味。
4.5。虽然中后不免一些韩式煽情刻意的地方，不过故事还是很动人的，也确实适合黑白摄影。
总有评论的说这类电影应该中国自己拍，为什么韩国和日本拍的更好。我觉得跟大学所教和社会形态有关系。韩国喜欢并擅长培养国际大导演，片场里导演最大而不是中国式的投资最大，明星也是演技为佳而不是流量为好。导演没深度，读书少，想法少，自然拍不出好东西。但是就像足球一样，不是换一批人就能走进世界杯了一样。值得庆幸的是，观众雪亮的眼睛能分辨是非，豆瓣非流量之地，烂片在这里经不起打磨。希望越来越多的人支持新电影、新概念，少翻牌、少续集，不是演员料的请去参加综艺，不要影响电影之路
镜头从海边之人望月升到月亮，再从月亮落到山上望月之人，这不就是“海上生明月，天涯共此时”么。对于其画面和文本体现出的中华文化之博大精深和中国诗词之美，很难不佩服。
“兹山一无所有，为何给我安慰。”
第一次如此直观地感受「东亚文化圈」：匠气，师徒，家庭，教育，知识分子对国家的无奈。就算不能“知其不可而为之”，至少可以“我们无法成为野兽”。
胜在氛围感，内核同样出色。惊叹于韩国人能够借助性理学的题材拍出这样的电影。
道不行，孔子乘桴浮于海，多识鸟兽虫鱼之名，不作春秋作鱼谱，开篇第一句便是：北冥有鱼，其名为鲲，化而为鸟，其名为…
对“苛捐杂税”的细节例证很有趣。老师最后写就的不仅是一本科学著作，也是有人情味的非虚构散文，这点也特别好。韩国电影怎么那么喜欢用小人物的喜剧脸谱来谄媚观众啊（扶额
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