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"The Chalk Garden" quotes

The Chalk Garden poster
An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands the meaning of self-sacrifice, as an example of love, and grows into a better person.

Director: Ronald Neame
Writer: John Michael Hayes, Enid Bagnold
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, mystery
Year: 1964
MetaScore: 61/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 21 May 1964
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total

16 Clips

AnnaMiss MadrigalLaurelJudge McwhirreyMaitlandMrs. St. Maugham
Is it a crime to want to be remembered - The Chalk Garden 00:37 Is it a crime to want to be remembered They say five have left already - The Chalk Garden 00:22 They say five have left already The heart is a house with a room for every person it loves - The Chalk Garden 00:06 The heart is a house with a room for every person it loves Alcohol in the middle of the day is exciting when one is thirty - The Chalk Garden 00:07 Alcohol in the middle of the day is exciting when one is... It's very grand - The Chalk Garden 00:35 It's very grand What will you do now - The Chalk Garden 00:08 What will you do now You're not the usual thing in governesses - The Chalk Garden 00:10 You're not the usual thing in governesses Laurel has good instincts - The Chalk Garden 00:11 Laurel has good instincts Ding dong ding dong - The Chalk Garden 00:05 Ding dong ding dong Thanks for the compliment - The Chalk Garden 00:06 Thanks for the compliment I happen to like climbing in trees - The Chalk Garden 00:06 I happen to like climbing in trees To throw away season after season - The Chalk Garden 00:04 To throw away season after season We don't speak of her here - The Chalk Garden 00:11 We don't speak of her here Where and what do you want to be - The Chalk Garden 00:20 Where and what do you want to be Is the curse of civilisation - The Chalk Garden 00:10 Is the curse of civilisation Life without a room to oneself is a barbarity - The Chalk Garden 00:05 Life without a room to oneself is a barbarity

Cast

Miss Madrigal - Deborah Kerr
Laurel - Hayley Mills
Maitland - John Mills
Mrs. St. Maugham - Edith Evans
Judge McWhirrey - Felix Aylmer
All Cast