The Chalk Garden (1964)
A girl on the verge of womanhood... a woman on the edge of loneliness... both suspicious of affection, yet starved for love.
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.
- Date of release
- 1964-04-02
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (54)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Ronald Neame
Casting
- Deborah Kerr — Miss Madrigal
- Hayley Mills — Laurel
- John Mills — Maitland
- Edith Evans — Mrs. St. Maugham
- Felix Aylmer — Judge McWhirrey
- Elizabeth Sellars — Olivia
- Lally Bowers — Anna
- Toke Townley — Shop Clerk
- Tonie MacMillan — Mrs. Williams
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