The Cement Garden
1993 · 101 min · Director: Andrew Birkin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from an unidentified illness. Rather than going to hospital, and letting the authorities foster her children, she opens a bank account for them so they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. After she dies, the 2 older siblings decide to hide her body in the basement. Soon they begin to suffer, both the emotional strains and pressures of their situation, as well as the changes which happen during adolescence.
Emotional fingerprint
The Cement Garden (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Tension15%
- Confusion10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 28 % | 15 % | 0 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 33 % | 28 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 37 % | 34 % | 16 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 41 % | 38 % | 21 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 39 % | 34 % | 15 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 39 % | 29 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 53 % | 41 % | 33 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 61 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 76 % | 68 % | 63 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 51 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 56 % | 48 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 66 % | 60 % | 53 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 70 % | 55 % | 55 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 68 % | 34 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 72 % | 30 % | 26 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 72 % | 43 % | 39 % | 58 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 54 % | 50 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 57 % | 57 % | 77 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Tom
Derek, Julie's Friend
William
Truck Driver
Driver's Mate
Details
- Directed by
- Andrew Birkin
- Written by
- Andrew Birkin, Ian McEwan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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