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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Mystery
Release:
April 1964
Production:
Ross Hunter Productions, Universal Pictures
Cast:
Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Sellars, Lally Bowers, Toke Townley, Tonie MacMillan
Tags:
adolescence, judge, grandparent grandchild relationship, family relationships, problem child, governess, gardening, haunted by the past, dover, estranged mother, absent mother, dramatic
