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
讲着讲着监狱里犯人被如何如何羞辱，然后编剧就忘了自己为啥要讲这个；讲着讲着主角参加牌局到了总决赛，然后主角入狱，总是赌博也不是重点咯，那重点是这个欠了很多债的少年吗？好像也不是，没有感情戏，没有事业线，没有无限明亮的政治正确宣传，也没有文艺闷片的氛围感，我，真的看不懂，虽然男主真是蛮帅的（除了肚腩）
“算牌人”的身份似乎并不重要，只是用来认识女主和快速筹钱的背景板。但这恰是全片最迷人的地方之一，我们等待男主一掷千金一夜暴富一雪前耻，我们等待牌局作为翻盘的机会，甚至我们就是在等待输或赢的结果。最后，轻飘飘的，他走了。
施拉德用赌片，犯罪片和复仇片各自的局部模板讲了一个伊战伤痕的故事，这个点观众确实很容易盖到，但作为代价的就是叙事节奏和情节的张力了，伊萨克的表演很好，鱼眼镜头用的可以，但整体看下来，未免失望
美军监狱里的刺激场景使拉斯维加斯的赌场黯然失色。
屋子里的东西都用白布包起来，到了前上校家，也是全都包起来的。you woke something in me. 可能是这个女人使得男主恢复了人性，他不得不去照顾这个男孩，他本来已经非人化了，他可以一直机器一样的存活下去。但是他被唤醒之后，就没法再机械的活着，他必须解决那个老头子，他必须面对自己旧日的罪恶。整个故事非常缓慢，可以说是一个平平无奇的故事，但还是看的很认真。都是面瘫表演，但是奥斯卡伊萨克的冷漠表情就很让人觉得恐怖啊，他那双眼睛仿佛联通了地狱，这还真不是一般人能演出来的。
男主很有型 片子虽沉闷 手法却是我喜欢的类型
奥斯卡伊萨克塑造出的这个形象太迷人。影片呈现了他的忧郁、审慎、沉稳，并告诉观众他的过去是如何在燃烧，却将暴力，丑恶和热烈的一切都隐去，留待想象，正是一种不忍直视。
又是一部故作玄虚的电影，没有什么精彩刺激的“算牌”对决，各种政治化的比喻让人无聊
勉强3星，片名和剧情本身并无太多关联，算是对体制黑洞以及战争创伤后遗症的反讽，节奏过于拖沓，想看到一场精彩的赌局，结果看了个寂寞。
只是单纯觉得既然叫The Card Counter那这个身份还有设计的赌博元素应该有更实际的意义才对。总觉得这部分跟救赎部分融合的并不很好。
赌场为障眼法，重要的是对两座监狱截然不同的描绘方式，创伤由此展示切口。片尾反在空间隔阂中，用指尖的相连扣了题，精彩。奥斯卡·伊萨克分外迷人。
赌场为障眼法，重要的是对两座监狱截然不同的描绘方式，创伤由此展示切口。片尾反在空间隔阂中，用指尖的相连扣了题，精彩。奥斯卡·伊萨克分外迷人。
关塔那莫和拉斯维加斯一次拉郎配组合。讲精于计算的人孤注一掷，作死的历程。一大堆赔率和赌技渲染无非反衬出最后男主非理性的抉择。保罗施奈德似乎擅长这类心执异念，飞蛾扑火的悲剧人物命运设计。
这片子最先吸引我注意的竟然不是故事也不是迷人的镜头，而是音响设计。这沉闷、抑郁又孤独的音响实在太配这个故事了。
这种题材居然一点镜头语言都没有 还不如看美剧
救命 奥斯卡真的狠狠戳我xp😍😍谢谢老爷子 很好代真的 7.5 故事真是讲得不疾不徐啊
威尼斯电影节参赛电影 男一颜值相当能打(*^ω^*) 也是支撑看完本作的最最重要的力量k来源٩۹(๑•̀ω•́ ๑)۶
满心期待想找，看下来跟扑克一点关系没有。 可能还是不够年纪看这种救赎的电影，压抑极了。
身体，灵魂，自我折磨（内疚、苦行、救赎...)，以及美国人的身份和对布列松的热爱：施拉德总在书写具有相似度的人物。美国先生几乎要立刻掌握了最高财富，在一个后911（居然在20周年的时候上映）、后伊拉克的时代，美国人将投入多少筹码到自己的国家？又或是伤害自己作为向国家的报复，酒店或许只是自我流放之地，获得救赎的概率微乎其微，去除了上一部的那些宗教因素，宗教之外的症结在哪？在最后，救赎只会以爱的形式出现，隔着监狱的两只手，在静态平面中身体在连续运动中暂停，这《创世纪》一般的姿势将某种自我意识神话化，试图集中所有唤起一些力量。在此之前的人物只是不会带来浸入感的空的容器，当然也是一种“布列松式的紧缩”—已经没人像这样拍电影了—如艾萨克工整清晰、纪律严明的手写文字，看上去没什么稀奇的也看似已经过时了。
导演和音乐很不错，故事到后面有点崩，让我有些昏昏欲睡。
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