The Cement Garden
Summary:
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 ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Andrew N. Robertson - (Jack)
Charlotte Gainsbourg - (Julie)
Sinéad Cusack - (Mother)
Alice Coulthard - (Sue)
Ned Birkin - (Tom)
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Review:
"Keep it in the family" takes on a new meaning -- both onscreen and off -- in Andrew Birkin's disturbing Cement Garden. The film stars two members of Birkin's own family, including his son Ned Birkin and his niece Charlotte Gainsbourgh as siblings Jack and Julie. The lack of parental control forces a mutation in the roles of brother and... Continue >>
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