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
被6.5分吸引来看的。罗生门故事会的创意很好，但大家演技都不大好，故事中还原的山上搏斗剧情也很站不住脚，感觉不值6.5。
柯南伯格对未来人的物化、异化想象一直纠结在官能维度，尤其是sex层面的官能维度。整部电影更像是一个关于器官演化想象的高概念维系之下的艺术片，或者甚至就是装置作品——床、椅子，没有痛感，不会感染，可以消化塑料以及人工化工产品，老式sex作废，外科手术替代sex，内在美，这些概念串联起了电影的文本运转。有个悖论，就像有限之人无法想象无限之上帝一样，人如何摒除非人的意识想象非人类？sex即手术这个概念也许是非人的，但比如拍摄蕾雅·赛杜赤裸身体的那场戏，明显感觉到摄影机后面还是人的意识在掌控，对于色情表达的微妙把握依然是人的意识在起作用。结尾维果·莫腾森吃下塑料制品，留下眼泪，人类器官的悲剧性演化已经无可挽回，封闭了想象的可能，并不高明。一部未完成的作品。
较近作，更直给的概念阐述影响人物状态的摆动，异化感削弱、伦理性增强。随之在具体的情境展现中，也存在分化。前二幕的surgery show浓墨重彩，尾幕的surgery show却回归质朴，分不清哪一极是更为熟悉的柯南伯格。唯一容易把握的，是每一场景的起始视点对场景的引出和近作相似，奇妙的感觉。人物逐渐在阐述中进入混沌。
罗生门式的叙事当时确实跟吸引人，关键是每段故事都能接起来，并且没有大的逻辑漏洞，在网大里面实属难得。所谓的狐仙鬼怪，不过是掩人耳目的借口罢了，升米恩斗米仇，最黑暗的永远都是人心
故事讲的比很多院线电影好的多的多，完全不恐怖，没有鬼，特效也还行吧。就是名字取的不讨喜，耽误了。
故弄玄虚，其实一切都打着“罗生门”的幌子，互相吹牛逼，到头来，全部都是吹牛逼。 PS.电影最后还有个彩蛋竟然，反正我觉得这电影看起来还可以，其实一塌糊涂，就是玩了个“罗生门”而已，很拙劣。
我本来以为真的有女狐仙的，结果……人心真的太坏了
感官刺激是表象，艺术概念是形式，政治喻言才是核心。影片前半段用一场艺术概念秀，来展现行为艺术家索尔·滕泽对身体的掌控，同时也展现了人们对掌控身体的痴迷：当身体有痛觉时，我们用抚摸捆绑抽打来寻求刺激，当身体不再有痛觉后，我们用切割器官来制造快感，折腾身体是人类通往高潮的唯一途径。后半段则是政治喻言，身体即政治，政治即控制，个体通过顺应器官来掌控身体，资本通过收割器官来掌控身体，政府通过注册器官来掌控身体，谁掌控了身体，谁就掌控了进化的定义权，三方势力看似暗流涌动，但如同行为艺术家在结尾处做出的选择一样，实际上个体始终处于主导地位。
一人一个鬼故事，看来妖魔鬼怪并不可怕，最可怖的是人心。
Dream is the Eternal Sex.
依然是“身体恐怖”的柯南伯格，只是这次一点也不恐怖。进化论、内在美、新罪行——左、中、右安排得明明白白的政治隐喻。手术即性爱的概念就像空壳，说真的还不如钛呢，好歹钛是人跟车做爱。看完我也想吃塑料了...
我在看什么？老爷子这么多年拍的东西没啥变化，当年看《感官游戏》的不适感在这个片子里再次卷土重来，没啥区别，依旧不懂。kstew长得真精致啊！蕾老师一对比就是法国乡下奶牛喂养长大的结实憨妹儿，一对躺下依然山峦起伏的好🐻，货真价实，令人无法不垂涎。
本片是大衛柯南伯格沉浸數年，重回自己拿手的“身體恐怖片”之作。不同於七八十年代的《毛骨悚然》，《錄像帶謀殺案》等，大衛柯南伯格這次把身體恐怖的人性異化上升到身體藝術與政治，依舊保持了豐富的想象力，圍繞著急劇變化的社會環境，而是創作出更深邃的寓言啟示。此片儘管有大量人體器官解剖的場景，但視覺衝擊力大大下降，以行為藝術的形式諷刺如今藝術的譁眾取寵，器官變異的情節也批判了人類對自然環境的濫用與破壞。戲中政府對人體變異真相的控制，亦有對當今美國政府疫情以來一味禁錮和把控思想的諷刺性。只是整體手法處處留白，未免令一睹柯南伯格驚悚恐怖片的粉絲們大失所望，但這個八十年代已完成的劇本也被柯南伯格融入了大量當今社會現象，煥發出與時俱進的光芒，相比之下，那部所謂驚世駭俗的《钛》也不過是邯鄲學步罷了。
表扬表扬吧，这两年兴安岭猎人传说等故事会风格的电影还是很不错的，和动不动大制作的垃圾相比，就好像平易近人的杂志故事，并不比沽名钓誉的作家作品差，甚至更靠谱。
没有太五毛钱 太口水 过得去吧 但是有点乱 最后就是一个先生讲的故事 罗生门和无间道都有参考吗
故事讲的比很多院线电影好的多的多，完全不恐怖，没有鬼，特效也还行吧。就是名字取的不讨喜，耽误了。
国产恐怖片还会有出头之日吗？演员一个个都是配音更让我出戏！
有个反思的点，一味的帮助别人，最后反而被其所害。让恶人自食恶果，也是宗旨了。
创造了一个引人入胜的感官世界，那里充斥着对身体的迷恋，也毫不遮掩任何恐惧；独特的气氛，始终跟随手术、表演、性爱而流动。最近的想象可能是NT上演过的《弗兰肯斯坦》，，也在体会一种“舞台上演”的滋味。不依靠耸动效果炮制过度呈现的画面，而通过倚重演员魅力（谢谢选角Scott Speedman （：）、固定空间的展开，渐渐有了自己的节奏。但套上近未来的时间背景抑或任何议题感召，都无从察觉；或许不止有这么多。
拍出了恐怖题材电影最需要的沉浸感，这点就值三颗星，虽然故事一般，属于看完就忘那种。
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