Released
The Chalk Garden
April 2 1964 (over 60 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
44 reviews
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.
