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
第一段《魔法》出租车后座上女性友人间畅谈自己的奇遇，坦诚得仿佛《欢乐时光》，只是表面罢了。以偶然开始，在日常中泄漏出非日常的可能，想象在期间生发与展现。人与人之间已知与未知中暧昧的空间中言语动作形成场，在场中情感发生细微的变化。能看到涩川、占部、玄理更有河井真是太好了。喜欢第二个故事。
3个短篇故事集合。片名恰如其分地点了主题。
84岁的老导演斯科特又拿出了一部高质量的作品，再现了法国中世纪（1386年）的一桩真实的因对女性强暴引起的决斗公案，女性权益被剥夺的主题，尽然如此契合六百年后的现代中国，可叹啊！ 斯科特三十年前的《末路狂花》、二十年前的《角斗士》都是他享誉世界的经典电影作品，本片无论“罗生门”式的剧作结构，还是精良的再现中古欧洲场景的视听制作、主要演员准确地表演，都达到了老导演一贯的标准，真可谓宝刀不老！值得欣赏！另外，中古时代的法国故事，人物全说着标准的英语，听着着实有些怪怪的感觉。场景中看到当时古老、破旧的巴黎，只有刚刚全部修建完成（1163-1345）的巴黎圣母院建筑还可辨认。美术设计与制作令人赞赏。
很难想象仅靠对话驱动的、没有夸张起伏情节的短篇故事还能够散发出精巧微妙的魅力。
有偶然也有想象，话痨但不失自然流畅，魔法一段仿佛自身经历复现，也是一种两性关系的真实形态，滨口龙介对女性的了解如此深刻且观察入微，不知道从开着的门隐射出的东西能看出导演结合了多少自身生命体验，再来一次仿佛告诉我们，我们人生中大多遗憾的经历都需要用想象使其完满，因为过去不再来。
完全靠对话推进个人略吃不消，前两个真的too much，第三个有被感动到，两个女演员选得真好，恰如其分。
有点爱上滨口龙介了，也太对我口味了！纯对白情节细腻而不烦闷，看不进去洪尚秀的时候always可以看看滨口龙介。太喜欢第三段的设计了，温暖又伤感，喜悦又遗憾，唯独没有尴尬，这就是女性之间的守望相助吧。
第二个故事真的是太强了，一幕比一幕强，最后一幕时长与信息量、后续猜想比例高得令人叹服。
太有意思了，好久没看过这么喜欢的电影，滨口龙介把俗套的感情线拍的这么有意思，满屏都是角色细腻的心思。
感官非常侯麦，但是比侯麦好看很多，因为轻盈，想到为什么有这样的关联，大概是因为处理了比较类似的主题，并且很喜欢作为男导演来拍女人，但侯麦真的没什么意思，主题太较真搞的很无聊（但恰好很符合迷影精神的需求），不过同时对女性赋予了符合男性视角的一些权力和权利（毕竟其实服从于那个没意思的逻辑），写不下了多了几个字，写长评里了。
太棒了，完全切合了题目的偶然与想象，甚至于第一个故事直接让人de javu了，然而紧接着的二和三惊喜不断，从这几个绝对细微的生活小魔法时刻的对谈牵扯出的对于整个社会的洞察以及恒古不变的人心的表露，真的太棒了，喜欢。
这部电影可以证明，滨口龙介就是当代日本侯麦（他不喜欢也没辙）。
4.5 洪尚秀看了大呼内行，里维特看了留下欣慰的泪水。一部在不经意间创造微小的奇迹，在“对话戏”的框架下探索语言的魔法的电影。
天晓得我有多讨厌村上春树就有多讨厌滨口龙介。他们两个对文本的创作和表达能力已经接近极致了，但我还是非常讨厌。[B]
2022年6月11日，电影资料馆。非常有趣，有洪尚秀的风格，但是每一个都有感动；还有吉姆贾木许的气质，三个短片看似没有关联，其实是在讲20-30-40岁女性的困扰。二十岁的爱情，三十岁的性，四十岁的自己。
魔法：不问过去的话，现在的她更加明事理。看到前男友和好朋友在一起很快乐，决定成全。放手很难。把门打开：超级钢铁直男的文学家教授有着超级清晰的思绪和脑回路，几句充满磁性的观点更加显得教授有种禁欲系的超然性感。Xeron：一次惊人的偶遇引出的却是我们习以为常的遗忘、忽视与热情消逝，原来我们每个人都有着类似的困扰和感怀。很文艺清新的片子
三段式。喜欢第二个故事。第三个故事尬聊了。。。
滨口龙介终于找到他最适合的表达方式：以一个主题概念为核心的人物关系延展。洪尚秀专注于拍摄人物的状态与情绪，滨口龙介则着重呈现事件发生的过程。三段呈阶梯式延伸的命题作文，分别展示了：偶然对现实的毁灭，偶然对想象的开悟，想象对过去的弥补。《魔法》中的魔法，是脑海中的直觉所引发的一次决斗，以言语为刀，最终被另一次偶然击败，落荒而逃。《敞开的门》里那扇反复开关的门，正如二人之间反复拉扯的心绪，朗读的声音越来越微弱，而内心的声音越来越高亢，读者的想象与作者的想象彼此爱抚，创造了一个凌驾于原有想象之上的幻觉之书。《再来一次》里上下追逐的二人，以回忆作为基底，用想象作为材料，搭建了一座从过去到未来，但仅限于当下的治愈之桥，是对遗憾的弥补，也是对未来的憧憬，是平凡生活中的魔幻时刻，也是特殊情景下的善意谎言。
难得不是日本疯疯癫癫的电影风格，难得让我感觉日本电影还是正常的比例大一些。至于本片的三个故事，给我的感觉是导演其实只想拍第三个偶然的错遇，然后前两个偶然的故事完全是为了凑数而拼出来的，偶然的三角恋和偶然的发错邮件，有点无聊。另外很难想象，一个男导演竟然心思这么细腻，能拍出这么矫情的剧本，三星及格。
和侯麦的《双姝奇缘》有异曲同工之妙，都是有关偶然事件的反转，也都是分章的模式，清新淡雅，日本中产阶级的感情秘事油然而生。
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