I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

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"While ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST offered a subversive and satirical look at a psychiatric institutions, ROSE GARDEN delivered a dramatic, emotionally compelling portrait of a young woman's experience of psychiatric treatment. This Oscar(R)-nominated screenplay was adapated from the best-selling novel by Hannah Green. It features a critically acclaimed performance by a young Kathleen Quinlan in an extremely challenging role. Shot with stark realism, the film pulls no punches in its depiction of a psychiatric ward, while maintaining individual and sensitive portrayals of the hospital's residents." -- Roger Corman~~~In her critically acclaimed performance, Kathleen Quinlan inhabits Deborah, a mentally ill teen who struggles between fantasy and reality, escaping to her own imaginary world. Deborah is sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment by Dr. Fried (Ingmar Bergman favorite Bibi Andersson), who must attempt to rescue Deborah from the cruel beauty of her inner world.~

Customer Reviews:

If you've read the book, you'll be disappointed in the movie.......2004-12-02

...and even more disappointed in the DVD.

This movie was pretty bad. Several characters in the book were mixed up in the movie. I don't know if this was done intentionally, or if they just screwed up. The timeline was also way off in the movie. I won't go so far as to say the movie sucks, but it was definitely a horrible adaptation. And the quality of the DVD is even worse.

Excellent performances triumph over low budget.......2004-07-24

Kathleen Quinlan plays Debbie, a suicidal teenager who periodically retreats into a scary fantasy world inhabited by a frightening tribe of savages. This film tells the story of her stay in a mental hospital, the other patients she meets there, and her treatment by the sympathetic Dr. Fried (Bibi Andersson). This is a low-budget 70s film produced by Roger Corman but, like many of his other productions, transcends such restrictions. The resolution of the film is a little too pat, but its real power comes from the acting and authentic feel of the scenes in the mental hospital. This must have been one of Quinlan's earliest performances, and it is a heart-breaking one--sympathetic and vulnerable without compromising the more difficult and hostile aspects of her character's nature. All of the women who play Debbie's fellow inmates are outstanding, as is Andersson in her understated performance. There are plenty of familiar faces in this film. In the baseball scene at the end, look for brief appearances by a young Dennis Quaid and Ron Howard's little brother, Clint./

absolutely outstanding.......2004-06-13

This movie, with the acting of Kathleen Quinlan, has got to be, by far, Kathleen's finest performance. Although the scream of Kathleen in "Nightmare in Blood" surpasses none. Kathleen Quinlan has always been a personal favorite of mine. When I saw her in "The Promise" she did me in. She is absolutely beautiful and her roles are varied and showcases her tremendous abilities. I adore her.

Sylvia Sydney should have received an oscar nomination. She protrayed Mrs. Corral the school teacher, coming back to the institution for a re-visit. She's been there before and the rest of the patients love her. When she was being checked in, four attendants had to carry her up the stairs, with Ms. Sidney yelling "cockroaches, Vermin!!!" When the attendants left after placing her in her cell, you see the bed flying out into the hallway (she threw it) yelling "YOU FORGOT TO TUCK ME IN"
That scene alone is worth the DVD.

The Film of The Book.......2001-11-01

Based on the cult book of the same name, this true story manages to capture and convey the atmosphere of the book, and the remarkable relationship bewteen Debbie, a young girl suffering from schizophrenia, living in a world peopled by gods of her own creation, and her psychotherapist, Dr. Fried - alias Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, the wife of Eric Fromm, the famous psychoanalyst.
This truly touching and remarkable tale emphasizes the kernel of human potential and light in Debbie, and the considerable insight and compassion in her therapist, whilst set in the most adverse conditions of a mental hospital.
The acting is highly convincing, the direction thoughtful, while the story and plot-structure complement each another, in masterfully portraying the essential elements of the classic book by Hannah Green.

GOOD MOVIE - LOUSY DVD.......2001-10-11

Again a good movie has been issued on a lousy dvd. Not only is the picture quality less than many vhs tapes, but they falsely advertise a full-length commentary by Kathleen Quinlan, the star, which is non-existant. There is an interview with her, separate from the film. This is a movie which deserves better, and this is just the rotten, greedy kind of job which is going to ruin the dvd industry eventually. How the morons who take part in this sort of product can live with themselves is above and beyond me.

Average customer rating:

If you've read the book, you'll be disappointed in the movie
Excellent performances triumph over low budget
absolutely outstanding
The Film of The Book
GOOD MOVIE - LOUSY DVD

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Starring: Kathleen Quinlan , Bibi Andersson , Ben Piazza , Lorraine Gary , and Martine Bartlett
Director: Anthony Page
Manufacturer: New Concorde
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005MKL2
Release Date: 2001-09-25