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The Chalk Garden (1964)

★ 7.1/10 105 min Drama, Mystery United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Ronald Neame
Streaming: Not available
A girl on the verge of womanhood... a woman on the edge of loneliness... both suspicious of affection, yet starved for love.

Description

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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Top Cast

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr Miss Madrigal
Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills Laurel
John Mills
John Mills Maitland
Edith Evans
Edith Evans Mrs. St. Maugham
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer Judge McWhirrey
Elizabeth Sellars
Elizabeth Sellars Olivia
Lally Bowers Anna
Toke Townley
Toke Townley Shop Clerk

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