Our Mother's House (1967)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Jack Clayton

Writers:

Julian Gloag (novel)
Jeremy Brooks (writer) ...

Release Date:

July 1967 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The children's story that is not for children...

Plot:

When their deeply religious mother dies, the seven Hook children bury her in the garden and continue life as normal...

Plot Keywords:

Father | Children | Old Dark House | Dysfunctional Family | Psychological Drama

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Dirk Bogarde	...	Charlie Hook
Margaret Brooks	...	Elsa
Pamela Franklin	...	Diana
Louis Sheldon Williams	...	Hubert
John Gugolka	...	Dunstan
Mark Lester	...	Jiminee
Phoebe Nicholls	...	Gerty (as Sarah Nicholls)
Gustav Henry	...	Willy
Parnum Wallace	...	Louis
Yootha Joyce	...	Mrs. Quayle
Claire Davidson	...	Miss Bailey
Anthony Nicholls	...	Mr. Halbert
Annette Carell	...	Mother
Gerald Sim	...	Bank Clerk
Edina Ronay	...	Doreen

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:AA | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Chepstow Rise, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Filmways Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cement Garden (1993)

I saw it when I was a child.........and I still have nightmares

I saw this not-well-known movie when I was a little child. That night I couldn´t sleep believing my mother was going to die. Years later, as a teenager I saw it again......this time I thought I was a mature person and nothing would happen. Big mistake!!!!!!!!!! Another sleepless night!!!!!!!!! At the age of 27 I saw the movie again. This time, I said, I'm going to prove myself it's not gonna shock me as before. Another big mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The movie is shown on TV via TCM Channel (in Astra)every month. I have taped the movie and it's one of my dearest treasures. But it's hard to see it again. Everytime I decide to see it again I know I'm gonna feel so bad that I better not think about it twice! You could think this is some kind of masochism or self-mental-injury...but I don´t think so. Our Mother House is just a brilliant movie. And yes, I also consider it's a gem waiting to be discovered and release in a excellent DVD Special edition. So much has been said about it here. A drama? A horror movie? The loss of childhood?...everything it's true. The movie atmosphere is so dark and blue that you can feel how those children feel. The children do a fine job as well as Dirk Bogarde and Yootha Yoice (the later Mrs. Roper in the cult sitcom Man about the House). I've never read the book but the movie is a must see!!!!!!!!!! As some users say, this is a movie about children...but NOT for children. My own experience taught me that some movies can be traumatic...........But I wonder how the director and actors managed to deal with this story without disturbing the children. Did the children notice what was the story about? Specially in the final scene. A big question I hope can be answered in a future DVD release!!!!!!!!!!! Follow my advice.............get a chance and see it.