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The Cement Garden

  • 19931993
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 41m
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7.0/10
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The Cement Garden (1993)
Drama
Four children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom... Read allFour children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom's decomposing corpse in a makeshift concrete sarcophagus.Four children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom's decomposing corpse in a makeshift concrete sarcophagus.
IMDb RATING
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    • Andrew Birkin
    • Andrew Birkin
    • Ian McEwan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Andrew Robertson
    • Alice Coulthard
    • Andrew Birkin
    • Andrew Birkin
    • Ian McEwan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Andrew Robertson
    • Alice Coulthard
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    • 29User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Charlotte Gainsbourg and Andrew Robertson in The Cement Garden (1993)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg and Andrew Robertson in The Cement Garden (1993)

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    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Julie
    Andrew Robertson
    Andrew Robertson
    • Jack
    Alice Coulthard
    Alice Coulthard
    • Sue
    Ned Birkin
    • Tom
    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Mother
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Father
    Jochen Horst
    Jochen Horst
    • Derek, Julie's Friend
    Gareth Brown
    • William
    William Hootkins
    William Hootkins
    • Commander Hunt
    • (voice)
    Dick Flockhart
    • Truck Driver
    Mike Clark
    • Driver's Mate
      • Andrew Birkin
      • Andrew Birkin
      • Ian McEwan(novel)
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    • Trivia
      A quote from the film (as spoken by Gainsbourg) is featured in the introduction to the 2001 Madonna song "What It Feels Like for a Girl".
    • Goofs
      When Jack brings in the tray to his mum, when she's in her room, he draws back the curtains to let some light in. However, the light obviously comes not from outside, but from a source of light somewhere above (not visible).
    • Quotes

      Julie: Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots, because it's OK to be a boy, but for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, because you think that being a girl is degrading. But secretly you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you? What it feels like for a girl?

    • Connections
      Edited into Screen Two: The Cement Garden (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Me & J.C.
      Composed by David Gilmour

      © Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

    User reviews29

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    7/10
    Odd & gripping film about the brewing attraction between a brother and sister.
    I have to admit the film is disturbing, and frank. The subject matter is dark, yet there are moments of honest humor. The performances by Charlotte Gainsburg and others are so impressive I became lost in their world. It's a world where a small family can exist surrounded by nothing but concrete and rubble. It is very troubling, and thought provoking... and the end is not one of hope nor hopelessness.. A very good film!
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    • Mar 6, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1994 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Constantin Film
      • Laurentic Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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