Strange Gardens

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Strange Gardens
Directed by Jean Becker
Starring Jacques Villeret
André Dussollier
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography Jean-Marie Dreujou
Release date
  • 26 March 2003 (2003-03-26)
Running time
95 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Strange Gardens (French : Effroyables Jardins) is a 2003 French drama film based on the eponymous novel by Michel Quint. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Dupont, Joan (11 April 2003). "MOVIE GUIDE : Effroyables Jardins". The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-03-29.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Nesselson, Lisa (25 March 2003). "Strange Gardens". Variety . Retrieved 2020-03-29.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)