The Cement Garden (1993)

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Ian McEwan's disturbing novel is given a chilly shimmer in this film adaptation by Andrew Birkin. The film takes place in a concrete slab of a house situated on the outskirts of an English town. The father (Hanns Zischer) is a consumptive creep, while the mother (Sinead Cusack) is a sweet and understanding matriarch. When the father dies of a heart attack after his garden is paved over, it is too much for the mother to bear, and after a few weeks she wastes away and also dies. This leaves the

Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Andrew Birkin

Written By: Andrew Birkin, Ian McEwan

In Theaters: Dec 31, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Jun 21, 2005

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Cast

Andrew N. Robertson
Jack
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Julie
Sinead Cusack
Mother
Alice Coulthard
Sue
Ned Birkin
Tom
Hanns Zischler
Father
Jochen Horst
Derek Julie's Friend
William Hootkins
Commander Hunt [Englis...
Mike Clark
Van Passenger
Michael Mendl
Commander Hunt's Voice ...
Andrew Robertson

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A very engaging drama based on Ian McEwan's novel.

November 7, 2005 Comment

Cole Smithey

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creepy and gripping

August 26, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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The story relates what can happen when parents unexpectedly abandon their children. Super acting by Andrew Robertson as Jack and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Julie. With their parents dead, it is the older sister and the sexually curious younger brother who adjust to the reality of social rules and regulations which demand

May 1, 2009