The Chalk Garden (1964)
7
/10 By 44 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : April 2, 1964
Runtime : 105m
Companies : Ross Hunter Productions, Universal Pictures
Countries : United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords : adolescence, judge, grandparent grandchild relationship, family relationships, problem child, governess, gardening, haunted by the past, dover, estranged mother, absent mother, dramatic
