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
我俩一起在沙发上看这个片，看到炸弹出仓的镜头她直接转过头去，再也没看过来。她可是一只猫啊。
“二战”中的丹麦不战而降，成为德军一个前沿基地。战争快结束之际，英国皇家空军奉命轰炸德军在丹麦的总部。一架皇家空军战机低空飞行时失事，摔到一所学校后爆炸，僚机误以为这所学校就是攻击目标，一顿狂轰烂炸，老师、修女、孩子们就这样遭遇灾难。这是丹麦人民的悲剧，也是皇家空军的耻辱！
是一部以原历史素材为基础的改编佳作。修女扎针，绝望中依然心系救赎的信仰型抑郁，虔诚灵魂挣扎动人。孩子视角看待战争，天真变体与想象，很有毕加索《格尔尼卡》的出发点。若童真生存于残酷世界，世界也是残酷的变形。
6.2/10 把电话作为通灵媒介也太…俗了吧
是枝裕和江郎才尽了吗？不就是再拍了部韩版的《小偷家族》？还是低配的。刻意温情的痕迹很重，以往的批判力度消失无踪，关于堕胎的迷惑发言让我震惊。是枝裕和你快眨眨眼，这其实不是你拍的对不对？
二战是取之不尽的题材，导演的用心算明了了，故事结构也还不错，画面拍摄的很漂亮，很北欧。本来是六分的片子，最后的轰炸使我联想起前天的乌克兰医院，给八分吧。最后女子那段600米奔跑的长镜头，跑出的底层百姓在战争下的无助，看着真是揪心。
此感到羞愧，我们有位比利时的组
被推送到的电影。
要再恐怖一点就好了，R级片的分类不科学。开着“第六感”去打“小丑回魂”，小男主不反杀都说不过去了...
不同於好萊塢的拍法，片中幾乎沒有主角，導演力圖還原事實，但比紀錄片又高級很多，比如黨衛軍歌曲和丹麥兒歌「串燒」的拍法…
这是一部难得的反思战争的上乘之作，不同于好莱坞式的宏大叙事，极具北欧风格，看到最后让人痛彻心扉，所有演员的表演都无可挑剔。反观我们的电影，差距真的是太大了。正值俄乌交战之际，静下心来欣赏这部电影，会让我们对战争有更深刻的认识。
撼动灵魂的故事，只想说愚蠢的人类，可怜的孩子们！
为了拯救多数人，牺牲少数人。而且，精准投弹还投偏了。完全不能同意这样的“正义”。
创意核心电话通灵并不重要，其模糊性甚至可以被理解为幻觉。年代感全靠配乐和插入的超8影像碎片支撑，小镇冒险故事（《捕梦网》《小丑回魂》）+囚禁心理困境（《杰罗德游戏》《危情十日》）两个斯蒂芬金元素1+1＜1，角色之间缺少羁绊，作为前者群像潦草失败，作为后者情节过分程式化，乔·希尔可能很难走出他父亲的阴影了。
小演员们地表演都很精彩，最后一段Eva妈妈狂奔的长镜头太释放了！
可怜的小朋友和男女主角，如果是电影不喜欢这样的剧情，最后男女主角死的纠结。不过历史的话，就另当别论，上帝与恶魔同在
伊娃、丽穆、亨利、伊娃妈妈，还有那位被翻译为“辅警”的年轻人……个个形象鲜明，印象深刻。
哪怕与付出代价的人共情一秒，也懂得集体主义的胜利不值得欢呼。我们尤其如此。
唯一新颖的地方，可能只是因为是丹麦拍的，丹麦很少拍这种战争回忆录。但人物处理太草率了，特蕾莎修女似乎能看到一个很深很暗的影子，但真就跟个影子一样一晃而过，没啥特别之处了。
就是小孩版密室逃生，但是各种bug，逃生线没做好；然后又加入妹妹通灵，哥哥接鬼电话，也没啥好看的；之后还想用心理困境强行拔高，硬生生想把恐怖片往文艺片上凑，更乱。
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