The Cement Garden
by Andrew Birkin
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Actor: Alice Coulthard, Andrew Robertson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ned Birkin, Sin?ad CusackDirector: Andrew Birkin
Cinematographer: Stephen Blackman
Writer: Andrew Birkin
Producer: Bee Gilbert
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Producer: Ene Vanaveski
Producer: Martin Moszkowicz
Producer: Stephen O'Rourke
Writer: Ian McEwan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker Video
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Summary: 5 Stars
The steadily unabashed, unapologetic tone of this masterpiece makes for compelling viewing. Aside from the tenderly erotic sequences by which it carries off its unrelenting critique of the real world 'out there', with all its double standards and hypocrisies, the spell is woven with depth and panache. The difficulty for the viewer lies in assigning its unrelenting sensuality to mere incest; Andrew Birkin's interpretation of Ian McEwan is superb and very much to the point.
Summary of The Cement Garden
A bizarre and compelling story of family secrets based on the novel by Ian McEwan (who also wrote the novel upon which The Comfort of Strangers is based), this British film tells the complex tale of four children who conspire to hide their dead mother's body to avoid being split apart and sent to an orphanage. Their deception works for a while, as they become a self-sufficient family unit. Soon, however, mistrust and a deeply antagonistic relationship between the older siblings rife with sexual overtones, as well as a snooping suitor with designs on the older sister, threaten to destroy their well-constructed facade. Adapted and directed by Andrew Birkin, this offbeat film is disturbing but a riveting find for anyone interested in new discoveries from the world of international film. --Robert LaneArt House & International DVD Video
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