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
根本就是少年π的奇幻漂流古代版。或者少年π是借鉴这个原著拍的？总之就是很奇幻很漂亮的画面。故事会让人看得一头雾水，看到最后才会恍然大悟。
套用黑神话悟空的台词:既见未来，把头留下。
堂吉诃德啊，世界瞪视着你可怜地冲刺，你所能得到的最好评价，就是不置可否；
绿骑士用手指划过高文的脖子，替代了原本用战斧砍掉头颅的惩罚。
如果你不是特别喜欢中世纪奇幻风的自然风光 就可能会看不完吧
对亚瑟王故事不了解的话极其劝退……画面倒是诡异唯美，但是剧情真的2倍速都不快……男主除了开头比较莽之外，后来一怂到底看着也很没意思……难得树人还觉得他有骑士精神，不过就是被吓傻了
比想象中的好很多，想去看原诗作的现代英文翻译！前三十分钟的女巫作法什么的非常劝退，但是当Gaiwan离开城市之后一下子开始变得精彩。在folktale中things happen to you not for you. 所以奇遇巨人等经历好似“无疾而终”，也没有任何道德教育意义，但却在协助Gaiwan成长，让他看到这世界的多样与多变。在城堡里遇见与恋人长相一摸一样的女主人，和城堡主人的离别一吻是对原诗中对诱惑、忠诚、（异/同性）情欲很好的现代改编。有机会想在电影院里再看一次！
not my type（和灯塔一样，欣赏无力
用影像诗歌讲述了骑士五德的故事，画面好于叙事节奏
我觉得这种中世纪还涉及宗教的我都很难看下去。。。
拍的真是好看，但故事的编排感觉不够精巧，或者说，配不上如此好看的质感
勉励给3星吧！实在get不到这个相当不对等的死亡游戏的魅力。虽然男主的表现一直处于一种迷茫的游离状态和角色本身很贴近，但个人认为表演上不如坎妹有层次感。
6.2/10，整体艰深晦涩，具有宗教色彩和神秘主义，去叙事化的讲述一个人的成长，在叙事时间上肆意延展或压缩，能看外衣，深入不了灵魂。
高文骑士刚开始也太挫了，居然被两个女的打劫了
既无奇幻电影令人耳目一新的想象力，又无动作电影酣畅淋漓的打斗，也无原著诗歌般的质朴与凝练，那我到底看什么？
从《鬼魅浮生》开始就特别喜欢大卫·洛维的风格，到了这部最新作也不例外。精致的构图与色彩运用，令强迫症拍手叫好的运镜，再加上极其有韵味中世纪骑士风格，造就了这部观感相当舒服的电影。虽然剧情并不算精彩，但最后一幕捡回了不少分，完成了一个合格的收尾，也已经达到了我的预期，好看。4星。
A24从Midsommar开始踏上不归路...
视听爆炸的一部佳作，当一个人在大屏电脑上观看时，《绿衣骑士》犹如要把人拉入史诗般瑰丽的世界，让深陷者沉沦在浩大而不可言说的伟大里。勇气是可贵的品质，胆怯与懦弱不值得推崇，不过远不如虚假的勇气更使人唾弃，高文骑士死在持斧者的斧下，才是正途。
【2.5】依旧拥有A24的独立调性：一种纵使风格千变万化但仍以优秀审美和求异心理所延续的精神。可惜本片不成体系的符号植入过多，节奏亦在拖累，让本应赏心悦目的风格之旅在某些时刻显得无比滞重。大卫·洛维的能力自然是不高，说句俗套的话叫只有佳句而无佳章。回头看去，《鬼魅浮生》更像个美丽的意外。
小狐狸我可能不是人，但你这狗男人始终真是狗
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