The Chalk Garden (Limited Edition)

Ronald Neame (The Odessa File) directs this stately adaptation of Enid Bagnold's play which tells of a haughty matriarch (Edith Evans, The Whisperers) who employs a governess (Deborah Kerr, The Innocents) with a shadowy past to take care of 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 fraught interpersonal relationships of the house. A hit with audiences upon its original release, The Chalk Garden benefits from a nuanced screenplay by the great John Michael Hayes (Rear Window) and tasteful photography by Arthur Ibbetson (Where Eagles Dare, Fanatic).ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono soundtrackAudio commentary with film historians Jo Botting and Lucy Bolton (2021)The BEHP Interview with Ronald Neame (1991): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the acclaimed director in conversation with Roy FowlerAn appreciation of Maurice Arnold's score by author and musician David Huckvale (2021)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Melanie Williams, extracts from interviews and autobiographies, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies