The Hanging Garden

The Hanging Garden

Infobox_Film
name = The Hanging Garden


imdb_id = 0125128
producer = Thom Fitzgerald
Louise Garfield
Arnie Gelbart
director = Thom Fitzgerald
writer = Thom Fitzgerald
starring = Chris Leavins
Troy Veinotte
Sarah Polley
Peter MacNeill
Seana McKenna
music = John Roby
cinematography = Daniel Jobin
editing = Susan Shanks
distributor = Alliance Releasing
released = 1997
runtime = 91 min.
language = English
budget = $1,500,000 CAD

"The Hanging Garden" is a 1997 British/Canadian movie written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald that is about the duality of life and death and the way seemingly very different choices in life can lead to similar outcomes.

25-year-old "Sweet William" (Chris Leavins) returns to his parents' house after ten years of absence to attend the wedding of his sister Rosemary (Kerry Fox). It is revealed that he was once a gay, obese teenager (played by Troy Veinotte), who was caught having sex with his bisexual friend in the garden by his grandmother when he was 15; Rosemary is marrying the very same friend.

As a consequence of the ensuing rejection, particularly by his father (Peter MacNeill), Sweet William had the choice of either running away to live in a big city far away from the family or committing suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the garden.

In the movie, both the alive, now slender and self-assured Sweet William and the obese, suffocated teenage Sweet William, hanging as a fresh corpse in the garden, are present and interacting. In the version of reality where Sweet William dies, his family members cannot shed their memories of his death and carry on with their lives, whereas in the other version Sweet William is haunted by memories of his father's misbehavior and is unable to reconcile with him.

As well, a new family member, Violet (Christine Dunsworth) is subsequently revealed to have been fathered by Sweet William, from an incident when Sweet William's mother (Seana McKenna) took him to a prostitute in an attempt to "cure" his homosexuality.

The cast also includes Sarah Polley, Joan Orenstein, Heather Rankin and a cameo appearance by Ashley MacIsaac.

See also "The Hanging Garden" for the film's soundtrack album.

Awards


* Genie Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Screenplay, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (win) - Seana McKenna, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (win) - Peter MacNeill, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - T. Fitzgerald, L. Garfield, A. Gelbart, Best Motion Picture, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Joan Orenstein, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Kerry Fox, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Achievement in Direction, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - James A. Worthen, Best Achievement in Costume Design, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Taavo Soodor, Darlene Shiels, Best Achievement in Art Direction, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Susan Shanks, Best Achievement in Film Editing, The Hanging Garden
* Genie Award (nom) - Peter Harper, Phillipe Espantoso, George Hannan, Best Sound, The Hanging Garden
* Claude Jutra Award - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Audience Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Film, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Canadian Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Canadian Film, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Atlantic Canadian Award (win) - Joan Orenstein, Best Actress, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Atlantic Canadian Award (win) -Troy Vienotte, Best Actor, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Atlantic Canadian Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Writing, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Atlantic Canadian Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, Best Direction, The Hanging Garden
* Atlantic Film Festival, Best Atlantic Film Award (win) - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Troia International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Troia International Film Festival, Prize of the City of Grandola - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* GLAAD Media Awards (nom) - Outstanding Film (Limited Release), The Hanging Garden
* Mar del Plata Film Festival Best Screenplay - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Vancouver International Film Festival Best Canadian Screenplay - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Sudbury Cinefest Best Canadian Film Award - Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
* Chlotrudis Award (nom) - Daniel Jobin, Best Cinematography, The Hanging Garden
* Chlotrudis Award (nom) - Troy Vienotte, Best Supporting Actor, The Hanging Garden

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