It is a year since the death of an inspirational theatre director and teacher, and his widow is struggling to come to terms with her loss. A group of close friends, many of whom are or were actors, come to spend the weekend with her to offer their support and to celebrate his memory in an entertaining and moving performance before they scatter his ashes in the garden. The events of the day trigger different responses from all of them and bring to the fore their dreams, disapp... (Full plot summary below)
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It is a year since the death of an inspirational theatre director and teacher, and his widow is struggling to come to terms with her loss. A group of close friends, many of whom are or were actors, come to spend the weekend with her to offer their support and to celebrate his memory in an entertaining and moving performance before they scatter his ashes in the garden. The events of the day trigger different responses from all of them and bring to the fore their dreams, disappointments and unfulfilled relationships; in coming together they attempt to find consolation and some kind of resolution to the complications of their own lives. The film is both a meditation on love and loss and an evocation of the joys and sadnesses of later life.
Leave your thoughts about Back to the Garden.
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeExtended takes allow the cast (rooted in 70s alternative theatre) to improvise conversations with naturalistic results; discussions about grief, marriage, faltering love and mistimed connections ring true. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a minor-key film: delicate, sober and thoughtful. |
| Empire MagazineSimon CrookMuch better than the am-dram washout it could so easily have been, there's nuggets of truth and wisdom in this lo-fi drama. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe problem is that the protagonists are so unengaging. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsThe film needed more heat and fluency, more inter-melting of components. |
| Time OutCath ClarkeAn improvised, no-budget British drama with the cringe factor of watching your mum doing am-dram. |
| The ListHannah McGillThe best one can say is that it was probably fun being in it, and what it's doing getting released in cinemas is anyone's guess. |
| Total FilmJosh WinningThe pace picks up towards the end, but whether you'll still care by that point is another matter. |
| Little White LiesAdam Lee DaviesShallow insights in the long grass make for a dozy yet irritating afternoon in the Kent countryside. |
