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The Spanish Gardener (1956)
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1957 (Austria)
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value in mentoring
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Jose |
 | Jon Whiteley | ... | Nicholas Brande |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Harrington Brande |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Garcia |
| Maureen Swanson | ... | Maria |
| Lyndon Brook | ... | Robert Burton |
| Josephine Griffin | ... | Carol Burton |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Leighton Bailey |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Magdalena |
| Ina De La Haye | ... | Jose's Mother |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Dr. Harvey |
| Harold Scott | ... | Pedro |
| Jack Stewart | ... | Police Escort |
| Richard Molinas | ... | Police Escort |
| Susan Lyall Grant | ... | Maid |
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97 min | Spain:88 min | USA:91 min
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The set was later used for the "Ripping Yarns" (1976) story “Across The Andres” By Frog.
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Version of "O Jardineiro Espanhol" (1967)
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Nicholas is a `sensitive' British pre-teen, an overprotected only son who is forced by circumstance to accompany his unfamiliar father to a new posting as Ambassador to a Spanish region.
The residential estate's handsome gardener, Jose (played by Dirk Bogarde), takes the boy under his wing, teaching him to enjoy his physicality, the beauty of nature and the joy of life itself.
Even though the father appreciates the burgeoning health and happiness in his son, he allows jealousy and internalised homophobia to determine his actions.
In a dramatic conclusion father, son and friend all prove their integrity and devotion.
Over the years, each time I've seen this film I'm amazed by its beautiful colour and enthralled the interplay of the characters. I get a greater feeling of the father as a self-loathing homosexual - but there is no evidence that this is the case. Certainly the audience must expect an accusation of paedophilia - but when Jose is accused of stealing and imprisoned, then that still gets him out of Nicholas' life.
The Spanish Gardener is, above all, a fine film about the value of `mentoring'.