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
历史中发生过的事件，重演过的、近些年又上演的...只是吧不同的对待方式，能让人看见其中的各不同。有的政治审判，还让人看见还有一丝光，还吐露过真相...有的连审判都没有，政治与权力就是审判...这是与我们不同的时代，不同的世界。
因为我来是叫人与父亲生疏，女儿与母亲生疏，媳妇与婆婆生疏。太10：35
剪辑营造了叙事氛围，但为此也牺牲了流畅性，整体是种凌乱的观感。故事本身很值得记录，电影拍的精彩但套路，很"聚焦"，是冲着奥斯卡去的了。
我们向失去的东西致敬，我们也纪念我们发现的东西。向世界上真实存在的善意和友爱致敬。如果是你，你也会这么做。永远为人性和善良热泪盈眶。
好感人
场景角色无缝衔接，太精致了。
welcome to the rock!
于漫漫黑夜中，绝望无尽处，看到光，那是人性中的“善”，总有希望，总有温暖。
黑豹党那条细流和越战大背景的穿插得神乎其技，不然灯光只打在这七个人身上的时候就太像中产知识分子垄断的幻梦了。群像精彩，索金一再示范什么台词是功能性台词，什么台词是蛊惑人心。
无聊至极，白左对极右的无力回击。一看到同志亦凡人的暴论我就无法克说，豆瓣真就开始和阿B、逼乎等一样全员降智，暴论迭出呗。
索金成为一流导演的最大障碍就是他是超一流编剧。
《美国之耻》。
金句频出啊，像「我对政府的蔑视，和它对我的蔑视相比不值一提」这种台词就是为了被人摘进短评里而存在的。
其实比较期待早先传闻的斯皮尔伯格来拍艾伦·索金的这个剧本。说不定又是一部《断锁怒潮》或《林肯》。可最后还是索金自己上了，缺点和优点一样明显。他是一个顶级编剧，但仅仅是合格的导演。影片中不乏艾伦金句，“我从没因为思想被审判过”，振聋发聩的一句话在平静中更让人震撼；也不乏热血时刻，比如结尾。但和伟大尚差距离。不过对1968年产生了兴趣，想去看《乌托邦年代》。
最后配乐不用这样的，没必要。不对，不是没必要，是你这么配乐，和法庭上奇技淫巧的语言碰撞构建的情感指向就没有区别，当这一点上没有区别的时候，最后一幕宣读阵亡者名单的力量就真的像是插在枪口上的花了好吗...扣一星
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《芝加哥七君子》依然是艾伦·索金的传统艺能，在他的剧作之下，历史事件成为了几乎炫技的密集文本量轰炸之下的戏剧空间，以及恰到好处的黑色幽默。事件之影像在多（双）重言说者的支撑之下以过去式逐渐连贯的闪回。作为论争的影像，法庭或是悬置的，时空不明的脱口秀舞台，作为影片之于被迫在大他者“失语”增补之下进行的言说，或者是一场政治战争的intepretation，先决条件在于观众对于影像的信任，也是如今影像作为意识形态的诉求。当然，索金没有宣称影像的绝对真实性，而是将视角的主观受限性呈现出来。一切的论证感消失于那个煽情的结尾，在长镜头，以及突然响起的音乐中起立的诸众突然暂停叙事，如同宝莱坞电影之中的歌舞，他们以情感的胜利宣称这一事件的不可质疑。
异常中的日常，是覆盖生活的全方位关怀，那些集体记忆中珍贵的情感和善意，会跨越时间给受困的人类带来力量。没想到全剧只有十二个演员，场景转换，人物多样，内容多元，让人感动，催人振奋，是可以排进前三的音乐剧了。
索金编剧依旧出色，导演功力比《茉莉牌局》有明显进步。
从头到尾人物都是不稳定的，除了法官是彻头彻尾的让人讨厌；事件切碎成好几个叙述者花式叙述，也没让我感觉到有更深入的效果；可能缺乏对美国历史和政治体系的理解，除了歧视黑人和反对人权让我热血喷张青筋暴起以外，本片的结尾并不如辩护人般震撼人心
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