The Chalk Garden Blu-Ray

Ronald Neame (The Odessa File) directs this grand adaptation of Enid Bagnold's play, which tells the story of a haughty matriarch (Edith Evans, The Whisperers) who hires a governess (Deborah Kerr, The Innocents) with a dark past to look after her troubled teenage granddaughter (Hayley Mills, Take a Girl Like You, Endless Night) and her neglected garden. John Mills (Town on Trial, The Wrong Box) plays the butler who develops a soft spot for the governess and navigates the tense relationships in the house. The Chalk Garden was a box office success when it was first released and benefits from a nuanced script by the great John Michael Hayes (Rear Window) and tasteful cinematography by Arthur Ibbetson (Where Eagles Dare, Fanatic).

 

 

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

 

 

Remastered in high-definition format

 

 

Original mono soundtrack

 

 

Audio commentary with film historians Lucy Bolton and Josephine Botting (2021)

 

 

BEHP interview with Ronald Neame (1991, 107 minutes): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the acclaimed director in conversation with Roy Fowler

 

 

Fertile Ground (2021, 8 min): assistant production accountant Maurice Landsberger recalls the filming in Eastbourne

 

 

8 mm film from the filming location (1963, 1 min): excerpts from John Mills' home movies recorded at Beachy Head during production

 

 

Clever Conversation (2021, 22 min): author and musician David Huckvale pays tribute to Malcolm Arnold's music

 

 

Loved and Envied (2021, 11 min): Josephine Botting on Enid Bagnold's life and career

 

 

Original theater trailer

 

 

Image gallery: marketing and promotional material

 

 

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing