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
22.3.26
例如做警察培训的男人因对待学员的暴力事件而停职，在网上看到男孩化妆後的俊美身姿，他并不满足幻想性觊觎，進而想闯入這個欲望的乌托邦，生活在巴西戈亚斯州彼得罗利纳郊区的男孩呢，初次见面却很慌张，他逃避了。
可以驾车在炎热下行驶几千公里，但却不能带他回去。对于丹这里是逃离，是私人荒漠，好疏离的爱欲。
在彼此的私人荒漠中游荡。/开场的配乐让我想到古斯塔夫的吉他。
后段，压抑的与过度的男性气质在两人之间流通起来，随后一同被祛除，于是电影也达成了一种均衡。
一狮一狼一人一个私人领地，她们在一起过着快乐温馨自在的生活。
本来觉得会是一个挺有味道的电影，不过没拍出来，私人荒漠，多么好听的名字。
此起彼伏的QQ空间日志台词+波澜壮阔的传奇阅历人生，估计想走怅然一生的豪迈人物路线。可惜这位迷影导演野心很大，能力不足。就那种看了很多电影，觉得很懂，结果产出的依旧是四不像屎片。
太可惜了，这故事明明只剩半个小时来讲，电影的形和意却都一定程度地散掉了。以至于有点浪费男主特别真诚投入的表演——出乎我意料地把一个深柜双性恋的形象塑造得如此准确、细腻。结尾部分过于在乎某种立意与不合时宜的取舍，反过来又削弱了之前角色所传达的动人的真实感。（此时我忽然明显地感受到拍一部各方面都称得上优秀的好电影真的好难呀）
56/100。#Venice#情节上呈现出的话题度、画面上传达出的动人感以及演员的颜值各个方面都无可指摘，但是感觉导演真的太刻意了，由此引发了节奏上的混乱。本来没必要着重强调的人物铺垫拼了命地展开，后面主人公之间终于发掘真实自我的重点内容却又觉得不够，看完只觉得“这些深柜和异装癖的戏真的好多啊”。 @2021-09-08 01:49:05
3.5，失业男警察满世界寻找网恋对象算是一个很有趣的题材，我看着看着，才发现原来后半段才是影片的重点。男警察从直到弯的转变确实让人诧异，甚至让人怀疑后续强烈情感建立的基点，但在王家卫风格一般的光影世界里，这似乎合理，似乎也不够合理。私人荒漠，看似孤独，但只要付出了情感，哪怕最后一无所获，在干柴烈火之际，世界只有你我。
前半部分是青春疼痛片，后半部分是医疗奇幻片。《不老奇事》套的是《本杰明·巴顿奇事》的外衣，讲的是回不去的过往：人可以延缓衰老，视觉可以比动作慢半拍，但该死的不会存活，该忘的也不会记住，该跌倒的也不会躲过去。结尾的长镜头是中年男性对过往的幻梦，可惜最终等来的不过是爱人的遗忘。文艺范儿是有的，但割裂感和匠气还是很难让人打起精神。有时候真的在想：人老了，就该去死啊，活着，怀念过往，自己不觉痛苦吗？所以，不老才是可怕的：想死死不了，想活又活得不如以往滋润。好难呀！
BFI Flare 重看
剧情很弱智狗血，但两位演员配得上我这五星，大狼崽和小狮叽，么么哒*^O^*
ps：公路➕拉丁美男＝我的菜！被深深吸引住了！开头和结尾部分更是喜爱。
很喜欢一些南美电影的vibe
警察的内心活动的张力简直绝了，前一个小时的蓄力让人物异常丰满，整部影片的叙事张力和深度在细节和隐喻中慢慢展现在观众面前，情绪时而如火山时而如静湖。与其说是网恋被骗，不如说是发掘自我的公路电影。
在私人荒漠尽管贫瘠荒芜，但至少有你，有自由。
错误的寻人海报，暴露了男孩不为人所理解的秘密，也催化男孩决心换一片土地“活成真的自己”。送别时刻，丹尼尔承认心中的爱情，一场激情过后，车站挥手告别爱人，目光投向远方。挺好的结局，爱人没错过，没有预想中那么荒芜。
我真的会流泪。。（字面意思）虽然最后 看见 有种 被欺骗的感觉
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