The Constant Gardener2005
The Constant Gardener (2005)
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Cast
as Justin Quayle
as Tessa Quayle
as Arnold Bluhm
as Sandy Woodrow
as Miriam
as Sir Bernard Pellegrin
as Officer in Morgue
as Journo's Wife
as Journo
as Porter Coleridge
as Dr. Joshua Ngaba
as Tim Donohue
as Ghita Pearson
as Crick
as Sir Kenneth Curtiss
as Gloria Woodrow
as Wanza Kiluhu
as Kioko
as Lorbeer
as Mustafa
as Birgit
as Grace Makanga
as Athletic Unshaven Man
as Shaven-Headed Man
as Kenyan Newsreader
as 1st Journalist
as 2nd Journalist
as Mike Mildren
as Esmerelda
as Hospital Administrator
as Nurse
as Doctor
as Police Driver
as Policeman No. 1
as Policeman No. 2
as Det. Insp. Deasey
as Immigration Official
as Club Servant
as Arthur Hammond
as Guido Hammond
as Birgit's Secretary
as Uniformed Policeman
as Karl
as Karl
as Crossing Guard
as Maude Donohue
as Jonah Andika
as Aid Worker
as Ana
as Sudanese Man
as Harry Woodrow
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Critic Reviews for The Constant Gardener
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Fernando Meirelles, codirector of City of God, stresses old-fashioned storytelling and takes full advantage of his cast, including Danny Huston.
... Ralph Fiennes gives one of the year's subtlest, yet most exciting, screen performances ...
Fiennes carries Le Carré's spirit with a slow-burning performance that operates on two fronts: As a powerful indictment of third-world abuses by pharmaceutical companies, and as a widower's moving investigation into his shattered relationship.
Rises to a pitch of terror and outrage that leaves one shaken.
Meirelles clearly trusts his actors, particularly Fiennes and Weisz: The plot of The Constant Gardener is fairly intricate, but in the end, the story is told mostly in their faces.
The Constant Gardener is beautifully structured, an artful mix of forward motion and flashbacks.
Audience Reviews for The Constant Gardener
Meirelles directs this taut political thriller with a remarkable control over the material in his hands and fantastic performances from his cast, and the result is a gripping, suspenseful mystery, an engaging love story and an intelligent statement on an important subject.
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"Taut political thriller" is a label that's used about a hundred times for every one film that earns it; The Constant Gardener is one worthy of the mantle. And not only is it a political story, it's a human one, too. Next to no unnecessary shots in this one, with strong acting and images that will stay with you. A good director takes on a novel by the famous thriller writer John Le Carré and the result is an excellent movie.
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The Constant Gardener Quotes
| Justin Quayle: | I can't go home. Tessa was my home. |