The Cement Garden
Love knows no limits.
1993 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Andrew Birkin |
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| Writer: | Andrew Birkin, Ian McEwan |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 20, 1993 |
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| Director: | Andrew Birkin |
| Writer: | Andrew Birkin, Ian McEwan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, based on novel or book, beach, sports car, puberty, diary, coming of age, dead body, incest, kite, orphan siblings |
| Production Companies | Constantin Film, ZDF, Laurentic Film Productions, Torii Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $322,975
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Andrew Robertson | Jack |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Julie |
| Alice Coulthard | Sue |
| Ned Birkin | Tom |
| Sinéad Cusack | Mother |
| Hanns Zischler | Father |
| Jochen Horst | Derek, Julie's Friend |
| Gareth Brown | William |
| William Hootkins | Commander Hunt (voice) |
| Dick Flockhart | Truck Driver |
| Mike Clarke | Driver's Mate |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrew Birkin | Writer, Director |
| Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer |
| Ian McEwan | Novel |
| Toby Tremlett | Editor |
| Bernd Lepel | Production Design, Costume Design |
| Amanda Grenville | Art Direction |
| Stephen Blackman | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bernd Eichinger | Executive Producer |
| Martin Moszkowicz | Executive Producer |
| Bee Gilbert | Producer |
| Sylvia Montalti | Co-Producer |
| Stephen O'Rourke | Co-Producer |
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