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
还好她丈夫战死了，她才得以幸福富裕地度过余生。男权的赤裸并不需要再次被发现，但女性的成就值得被凸显。
光影质感超级好，巴里林登成为一个极致之后，这两年拍的中世纪逐渐走向了另一种影像风格的极致。和The Green Knight 同样是非常美的中世纪电影。
对着司机说英俊大概是在考验大家的演技🙄在颇具讽刺的中世纪罗生门下，男主们虚伪且自以为是，简直是在比烂，决斗结果虽显“正义”，但无非是拿女主遭受的伤害来成就那个时代的骑士“荣誉”，所幸最后的最后，结局大快人心。社会发展让人们逐渐意识觉醒，越认识到旧世界男权至上与教权当道的残酷压迫，越要批判和清除当今依旧残留的旧日余孽。
在靠暴力角力的中世纪，女人自然是男人麾下的棋子。影片雷声大雨点小，总感觉拍成“罗生门”太多余了。雷老爷子还是钟情这清冷的“黑场字幕唱诗班”画风。大本演的是个昏君吧？造型太朋克了。
依旧是这个时代最难看到的中世纪质感还原，84岁的老雷功底不减当年的《天国王朝》，在罗生门的结构里权力与情欲的较量，真相徘徊于被害者、加害者和受害者之间的利益权衡。
三位主角都贡献了不错的演技，但故事还是传统的罗生门，也符合当下女权的主流价值取向，值得看的好电影。下午我又想想，导演也投机取巧啊！加个机位，换几句台词，剪三次，半小时的故事就成一个半小时了。牛逼！
2021.12.26 以为是一部A男B男O男的电影，最后出乎意料地来了个女性主义转折。达萌和大本再度合作剧本，却是为她人作嫁衣裳，又给演了反派当陪衬送佛到西，他们值得一个大奖。
法国罗生门，中世纪#MeToo，史诗片下的女性视角。
多有趣，维伦纽瓦拿着未来拍出历史和过去，雷老爷子拿着过去拍出现在和未来。依然可见，有些事情就算过去了一千年一万年，人类的言行亘古不变。
是一部优秀的女权电影，但不是一部好看的商业电影
和處女作的異同是看片前的最大好奇，看完，或許不用再比較。
就看最後決鬥，21世紀過了20年，還有這種水平的冷兵器對抗。白雪飄灑，點落在盔甲上的冷寒；眾目睽睽，兩個人物聚合到頂點的矛盾，緊張到窒息的肅殺之氣。匕首扎進皮肉那一聲嚦血，面上承受數次猛撞後的血綻肉破。
太直白了，直白到挤不出第二句观后感的程度。
AMC 电影用罗生门的拍法先后展示了女主的丈夫Jean、强奸犯Jacques和作为受害人的女主Margerite三人的不同视角。展示顺序也极为考究，将整件事最为关键的女主的叙述放在最后。在前半段两个男人的视角里，Margerite就只是个有着美丽面庞和金色长发，惹人怜爱的女子；在向丈夫指控Jacques的暴行之前，她都只会乖顺附和，或者用灵动美丽的双眼温柔地注视着他们。但我们看到Margerite讲述的故事之后，前半部分自以为是好丈夫的Jean和自以为女主钟情于他的强奸犯Jacques的可笑嘴脸立刻被揭穿了，嘲讽力度和戏剧效果拉满。影片从头到尾，人们的焦点都是“他他他和他”，女性在这个故事里，只是联姻的工具，是男性气概的战利品，是炫耀的资本，是某个男人的所有物，唯独不是个人。
很多历史事件都需要一个属于女性的第三视角。
罗生门式叙事结构，但珠玉在前，何况比起黑泽明之作，剧本和剪辑都逊色了不少，整体上显得没有太亮眼了。后来才知道 原来是一部女性主义电影。
一场决斗的取胜，书写了英雄的荣誉史话，巩固了男权的文明堡垒，同时泥埋了女性的真实呼喊。
用了倒叙以及分三组人物线重现了三次不同当事人角度的强奸案，角度却很单一。决斗很精彩，中世纪下黑暗的男尊女卑一面让人看得生气，但导演好像只对Jodie comer情有独钟，唯独对她演绎的角色做了立体的塑造，其他两位男演员都硬生生成了完成情节推动指标的配角。可是他们难道不值得也深度剖析一下吗？丈夫明明在处于劣势下为何能反败为胜，那个用真爱来升华自己一分钟火烈鸟猥琐行为的强奸男又是出于什么心态最终不敌矮个丈夫被一剑封喉的？老妈是旧社会制度下默默承受他人罪恶的受害者，当儿媳妇站出来发声，儿子赢战后她又是什么状态？闺蜜之后是否有所感触？都刻画太少了。显得整部电影变成了女主一人独角戏。但事实上她能存活下来，丈夫是至关重要的，本来可给四星，这些欠缺只能给三星了，有点可惜了。
2021.12.26 以为是一部A男B男O男的电影，最后出乎意料地来了个女性主义转折。达萌和大本再度合作剧本，却是为她人作嫁衣裳，又给演了反派当陪衬送佛到西，他们值得一个大奖。
不同视角的故事，对于女性而言，她是父亲换取利益的工具，两个男人占有的物品，一场生死决斗，以她的生命作为代价，也不过是荣誉之争，不为真相，不为正义，只为炫耀。骑士精神的虚伪，极度讽刺。女性在中世纪完全不能算作是人，真实的故事让人感到特别振奋，因为在那样一个连同性都在压迫同性的年代里，她还能够坚持去捍卫权利。历史书宣扬的浪漫爱情故事，也不过是被粉饰的悲凉。结尾看似温馨，实质心冷。同一个故事的不同演绎，看得唏嘘。后半段的决斗看得人胆战心惊，完成度太好的历史作品，女主在众男神的围绕下，演技仍旧出众。爱了。
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