The Garden

The Garden

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Release Date

9/6/1990

Runtime

88 mins

Genres

Overview

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A haunting, almost silent meditation on religious imagery and violence that weaves together biblical allegory with contemporary persecution. The film assaults the senses with its provocative tableaux, demanding you sit with its fury and anguish.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingAngryMournful

Themes

FaithIdentityLoveFreedom

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Meditative

Look

FormalistHigh-contrastStylized genre

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violence

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