The Cement Garden
1993 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 5,553 VOTES · DIR. Andrew Birkin
Overview
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,045 lines
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00:01:31 This number 12?
00:11:07 another few minutes won't make any difference.
00:13:48 You go on ahead.
00:18:43 Really I am.
00:22:33 Eighteen dawns, seventeen sunsets
00:24:45 Well, you could have at least laughed.
00:27:59 No you don't. You don't get hit at school.
00:30:43 and the next moment he was free
00:33:44 Of course you can, darling.
00:38:09 and you won't have me to take care of.
00:43:33 Why are you all laughing?
00:47:14 - Like who? - I don't know.
00:53:36 We'll never do it. It's no good.
00:58:32 What it feels like for a girl?
01:02:18 Nah.
01:05:28 I saw it.
01:10:00 You should, it looks amazing.
01:12:12 When is "sometimes"?
01:16:11 He's an odd little fellow, isn't he.
01:20:18 Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone.
01:23:15 A few goes with that would soon break it open.
01:27:55 Dunno about dad, but mum is in the cellar.
01:31:53 Sue and Tom.
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