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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977 · 96 min

A somber, immersive plunge into a fractured mind, where fantasy and institutional reality blur in a slow, unsettling struggle toward clarity.

Directed by
Anthony Page
Genres
Drama
Tagline
When she tried to kill herself, it was just the beginning.
Overview
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

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Directed by
Anthony Page
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Anthony Page
Written by
Gavin Lambert, Lewis John Carlino
Starring
Kathleen Quinlan, Bibi Andersson, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary, Martine Bartlett, Margo Ann Berdeshevsky, Darlene Craviotto, Reni Santoni
Music
Paul Chihara
Cinematography
Bruce Logan
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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