Storyline

A grandmother (Dame Edith Evans) seeks a governess for her sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Laurel (Hayley Mills), who manages to drive away everyone so far by exposing her past, with a record of three in one week. When an applicant with a mysterious past manages to get the job, Laurel vows to expose her. Meanwhile, Laurel's mother Olivia (Elizabeth Sellars) tries to get her back.—Nasser

Plot Keywords

wealthy woman, ex-convict, governess, granddaughter, butler, judge, disturbing, emotional, engaging, family home, england, secret past, troubled youth, gardening, gossip, second chance, discovery, rivalry, transformation, 1960s

Short Review

The Chalk Garden. Transplanted from stage to screen, Enid Bagnold's witty, pitiless and elliptical high comedy yields only a withered bouquet of hearts and flowers.

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