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The Hanging Garden (1997)

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Ten years after he disappeared from his family's life, Sweet William (Chris Leavins) returns home to Nova Scotia for his sister's wedding. Despite the fact that he's gone from a morbidly obese adolescent to a thin, handsome, self-assured young man, the reunion proves bittersweet. Although he reconnects with his loving sister Rosemary (Kerry Fox) and his Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother Grace (Joan Orenstein), he is dismayed to learn that his parents' rocky marriage has settled into permanent

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Drama

Directed By: Thom Fitzgerald

Written By: Thom Fitzgerald

In Theaters: May 15, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jun 3, 2003

Goldwyn Films

Cast

Chris Leavins
Sweet William
Kerry Fox
Rosemary
Seanna McKenna
Iris
Peter MacNeill
Whiskey Mac
Christine Dunsworth
Violet
Troy Veinotte
Teen Sweet William
Sarah Polley
Teen Rosemary
Joel S. Keller
Fletcher
Joan Orenstein
Grace
Jocelyn Cunningham
Laurel
Heather Rankin
Black Eyed Susan
Ashley Macisaac
Basil
Martha Irving
Dusty Miller
Renee Penney
Grace the Nun
Ian Parsons
Little Sweet William
Mark Austin
Preacher
Jim Faraday
Mr. MacDougal
Annabelle Dexter
Tom Chambers
Police Officer
Michael Weir
Police Officer

Critic Reviews for The Hanging Garden

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It would be a lot easier to dismiss The Hanging Garden if its fetishized details weren't so naked and boldly autobiographical.

June 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Queer without being sexual, and quirky without being particularly congenial, The Hanging Garden is a game of "Truth or Dare" without ambition.

June 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

The ensemble acting is quite good

April 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

If you can clue into Fitzgerald's blend of surreality and reality in not just the same film, but the same frame, then you'll be just fine.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com

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This one is from the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival list I have. Not a bad film just a little hard to understand, maybe someone who smoke's a bag of refer might understand it better. This movie was from the Perspective Canada portion of the film festival which I take to mean was filmed in Canada. A young man

January 28, 2011