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Strange Gardens

2003Movie1 h 35 min

ComedyDrama
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes–81%
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes–81%

Summary

Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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  • Lifts you up.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Hits close to home.

Not for laughs or scares.

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Sad Clownin 240 titlesBernd does his best to relieve Jacques, André and Thierry from their anguish with his clown acts as they are waiting for their execution.Deconstructionin 1,249 titlesThe film highlights one of the least glamorous aspects of the actions of La Résistance during World War II, namely Germans taking local people hostages following said actions and executing them when…All 15 tropes

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