The Hanging Garden
by Thom Fitzgerald
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Actor: Chris Leavins, Ian Parsons, Kerry Fox, Peter MacNeill, Troy VeinotteDirector: Thom Fitzgerald
Cinematographer: Daniel Jobin
Producer: Thom Fitzgerald
Writer: Thom Fitzgerald
Producer: Arnie Gelbart
Producer: Gilles B?langer
Producer: Louise Garfield
Producer: Mark Hammond
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 91 minutes
Release Date: 2000-05-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Movie Review: When realities collide
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've ever wondered what path your life would have taken if you'd made some key decisions differently, this is a movie that takes that concept to another level. Realities and time periods intersect, twist and turn. Characters step in and out of these realities, too. Writer/director Thom Fitzgerald created a rare masterpiece. He has discussed in interviews about how it is not intended to be clear which path is the "real" one so it is left to viewer to decide.
Summary of The Hanging Garden
"Unpredictable" (The Hollywood Reporter), "imaginative" (Movieline) and "powerfully acted" (The New York Times), The Hanging Garden combines a "bittersweet story about family secrets" (Premiere) and compelling performances from Chris Leavins (Nothing to Lose), Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave) and Sarah Polley (Go) into a "strange, utterly original"(Variety) and award-winning* film! Ten years have disappeared since William (Leavins) last visited his hometown. Now trim, attractive and as headstrong as he was once sullen, he is ready to face his dysfunctional family. But when the visit conjures up a haunting reality long since buried, William must accept that his appearance has been the least of the changes in his and his family's lives since the day he left, ten years before. *1997: Most Popular Film and Best Canadian Film, Toronto International Film FestivalCanadian writer-director Thom Fitzgerald won awards for this unusual memory piece about a gay man (Chris Leavins) who returns home to his sister's wedding and the garden where he may or may not have made a tragic decision as an unhappy teen. Fitzgerald alters reality and indulges in quirks without any comment: past and present mingle, the eyes of statues move, and the whole thing drips with rain, portent, and an unpredictable sense of humor. His film will frustrate anyone wanting easy answers (or, in some cases, any answers at all) and it is, perhaps, aggressively unconventional. But its raw edges have a freshness to them, and Fitzgerald's people and events feel unusually alive (Kerry Fox is particularly fine as the brassy sibling). He doesn't view his characters in one dimension, seeing them instead as ever-blooming creatures of history, dreams, superstition, and regret. --Steve Wiecking
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