The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

1964 · 105 min · EN · 7.0 (39 votes)
Dir. Ronald Neame · Starring Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Sellars · Music Malcolm Arnold

Hayley The Hell Raiser!

DramaMystery

A grandmother seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel, who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record of three in one week! When an applicant with a mysterious past manages to get the job, Laurel vows to expose her. Meanwhile, Laurel's married-divorced-married mother tries to get her back.

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A suffocatingly proper atmosphere hides simmering resentments and psychological games. It feels like a carefully tended garden where poisonous weeds grow beneath the surface, promising a slow, unsettling unraveling of secrets.

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adolescencejudgegrandparent grandchild relationshipfamily relationshipsproblem childgovernessgardeninghaunted by the pastdramatic
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