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The Hanging Garden (1997)

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Overview

Director:
Thom Fitzgerald
Writer:
Thom Fitzgerald (writer)
Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
It's hard to go home... ten years after your death.
Plot:
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word... more | add synopsis
Awards:
20 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ian Parsons ... Little Sweet William
Peter MacNeill ... Whiskey Mac
Troy Veinotte ... Teen Sweet William
Kerry Fox ... Rosemary
Mark Austin ... Preacher
Joel S. Keller ... Fletcher
Heather Rankin ... Black-Eyed Susan
Christine Dunsworth ... Violet
Seana McKenna ... Iris
Joan Orenstein ... Grace

Chris Leavins ... Sweet William
Ashley MacIsaac ... Basil--Fiddler
Jocelyn Cunningham ... Laurel
Jim Faraday ... Mr. MacDougal
Sarah Polley ... Teen Rosemary
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jardin suspendu, Le (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, and a scene of a hanging, and some teen drug use.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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Quotes:
Teen Rosemary: [to her brother William:] Could you get dressed, Willie, I wanna get out of here.
Grace: Where ya goin'?
Teen Sweet William: There's a stupid dance at school.
Grace: You goin' to a dance? Oh, dear God in heaven!
[to granddaughter Rosemary]
Grace: Now, you know to count to six?
Teen Rosemary: What?
Grace: If you're gonna kiss a boy, you got to count to six while you're doin' it. And then stop! After six it's a sin.
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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't miss it!, 4 January 2001
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Author: paula-60 from minneapolis, usa

This is a wonderfully affecting movie I stumbled on by accident. I found the story deeply touching and beautifully told. Not a false step in this movie, the music is perfect. The pain of the hero is rendered so precisely that I found it overwhelming, the hanging scene haunts me still.

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What Fletcher said......?? shaka360
So did he hang himself or not? dawh1
The sister's husband. Chasing_Dreams
Seana McKenna - likely the best Canadian actress..ever dontchange
I think Sweet William died and Violet was aborted. sangshao
clothing symbolism beliebig
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