8.0
Mississippi Mud
1928
The Pleasure Garden (1953)
October 16, 195338mEN
6.4
10 votes
Overview
People quietly or mischievously pass the time in an overgrown garden full of statues, while a puritanical, funereal gentleman posts bills prohibiting all leisure activities.
Director
James BroughtonWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
Flights of FancyFarallone Films
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CinemaSerf
6.0There's something quite surreal about this quirky short film from James Broughton. It's all centred around an overgrown London park where the part-time warden/undertaker "Col. Gargoyle" (John Le Mesurier) spends his entire time putting up signs telling people what to do and what not to do - all the while being largely ignored by the people who use the space. No playing, no dancing, no singing, no running - they are all disregarded as this most eclectic mix of folks do everything from ballet to canoodling. It's presented as if it were a silent film with little dialogue - though Jean Anderson's…
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