This is the mystery drama telling the story of 3 women:
The title refers to the garden in the grandmother's house which is inappropriate for the growth of most (if not all) plants, thereby providing a symbolism for the grandmother's house being inappropriate for the young girl.
The entire cast did a fab job but I especially liked the butler who played a supporting role with a lot of panache and conviction. The cinematography was lovely. However, the background score is a different matter altogether. It's too loud and ruins the effect of many scenes.
This is an interesting little movie that leaves you with more questions than it answers. Surprisingly, I didn't really mind that and wished that there was a sequel because the story certainly has potential for an extension.
- a stubborn and overindulgent grandmother who's fallen out with her daughter and now wants her granddaughter to live with her and carry on her legacy, so to speak.
- a bratty, snoopy and misbehaved granddaughter who feels neglected by her mother because she divorced her father and married again for love.
- a stoic governess who seems like the only one who can kind of handle the girl, even though the latter is impertinent, boorish and keeps threatening the governess that she'd dig out her past indiscretions.
The title refers to the garden in the grandmother's house which is inappropriate for the growth of most (if not all) plants, thereby providing a symbolism for the grandmother's house being inappropriate for the young girl.
The entire cast did a fab job but I especially liked the butler who played a supporting role with a lot of panache and conviction. The cinematography was lovely. However, the background score is a different matter altogether. It's too loud and ruins the effect of many scenes.
This is an interesting little movie that leaves you with more questions than it answers. Surprisingly, I didn't really mind that and wished that there was a sequel because the story certainly has potential for an extension.