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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   1,842 votes
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Director:
Thom Fitzgerald
Writer:
Thom Fitzgerald (writer)
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
It's hard to go home... ten years after your death.
Plot:
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
20 wins & 10 nominations more
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
One of the best films I have ever seen. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ian Parsons ... Little Sweet William
Peter MacNeill ... Whiskey Mac
Troy Veinotte ... Teen Sweet William
Kerry Fox ... Rosemary
Mark Austin ... Preacher

Joel S. Keller ... Fletcher
Heather Rankin ... Black-Eyed Susan
Christine Dunsworth ... Violet
Seana McKenna ... Iris
Joan Orenstein ... Grace

Chris Leavins ... Sweet William
Ashley MacIsaac ... Basil--Fiddler
Jocelyn Cunningham ... Laurel
Jim Faraday ... Mr. MacDougal

Sarah Polley ... Teen Rosemary
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le jardin suspendu (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, and a scene of a hanging, and some teen drug use.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Quotes:
Teen Rosemary: [to her brother William:] Could you get dressed, Willie, I wanna get out of here.
Grace: Where ya goin'?
Teen Sweet William: There's a stupid dance at school.
Grace: You goin' to a dance? Oh, dear God in heaven!
[to granddaughter Rosemary]
Grace: Now, you know to count to six?
Teen Rosemary: What?
Grace: If you're gonna kiss a boy, you got to count to six while you're doin' it. And then stop! After six it's a sin.
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best films I have ever seen., 7 October 1999
10/10
Author: chapin-2 from New York City

A lovely, intelligent film that challenges the viewer's assumptions about reality, while celebrating the power of memory and redemption. I have rarely been so moved by the beauty of a film, visually and verbally. The performances are real, the writing superb. It also boasts one of the most hilarious weddings in cinema history.

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So did he hang himself or not? dawh1
The sister's husband. Chasing_Dreams
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I think Sweet William died and Violet was aborted. sangshao
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