The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden

Movie·1993·1h 41m

The Cement Garden

Love knows no limits.

Country

France

Language

English

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The Story

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.

Producer

Martin Moszkowicz, Bernd Eichinger

Cinematography

Stephen Blackman

Music

Edward Shearmur

Editor

Toby Tremlett

Themes

pubertybeachsibling relationshipbased on novel or booksports cardiarycoming of agedead bodyincestkiteorphan siblings

Production House

Laurentic Film Productions
Torii Production
ZDF
Constantin Film

Audience Score

68%

108 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: AT

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Cast

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

Jack

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Julie

Alice Coulthard

Alice Coulthard

Sue

Ned Birkin

Ned Birkin

Tom

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Mother

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Father

Jochen Horst

Derek, Julie's Friend

Gareth Brown

William

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Commander Hunt (voice)

Dick Flockhart

Truck Driver

Mike Clarke

Driver's Mate

// crew

Crew

Andrew Birkin

Andrew Birkin

Writer, Director

Martin Moszkowicz

Martin Moszkowicz

Executive Producer

Stephen Blackman

Director of Photography

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Executive Producer

Bee Gilbert

Producer

Toby Tremlett

Editor

Edward Shearmur

Edward Shearmur

Original Music Composer

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