The Cement Garden (1993)
The Cement Garden (1993)
Love knows no limits.
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.

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Cast

Andrew Robertson Andrew Robertson As: Jack
Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Gainsbourg As: Julie
Alice Coulthard Alice Coulthard As: Sue
Ned Birkin Ned Birkin As: Tom
Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Cusack As: Mother
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Love knows no limits.
Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 20 February 1993

Country: FR, DE, GB

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Laurentic Film Productions, Torii Production, ZDF, Constantin Film

Revenue: $322,975

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Executive Producer

Bee Gilbert

Bee Gilbert

Producer

Sylvia Montalti

Sylvia Montalti

Co-Producer

Martin Moszkowicz

Martin Moszkowicz

Executive Producer

Stephen O'Rourke

Stephen O'Rourke

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bernd Lepel

Bernd Lepel

Costume Design

Sound

Edward Shearmur

Edward Shearmur

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Stephen Blackman

Stephen Blackman

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Bernd Lepel

Bernd Lepel

Production Design

Amanda Grenville

Amanda Grenville

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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