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The Chalk Garden

April 2 1964 (over 60 years ago)
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70

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A girl on the verge of womanhood... a woman on the edge of loneliness... both suspicious of affection, yet starved for love.
  • Director: Ronald Neame
  • Genres: Drama, Mystery
  • Runtime: 1 h 45 m
  • Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Companies: Ross Hunter Productions, Universal Pictures

The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Edith Evans plays a matriarchal grandmother who, in raising her granddaughter, has neglected her other love – a barren chalk garden. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girl's reckless emotions and the pitifully failed garden.

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