The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden (1964) is available to watch online on iFILM — a British mystery drama directed by Ronald Neame, starring Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, and Edith Evans.

Sixteen-year-old Laurel has a system: draw out the secret, use it as leverage, get the governess gone. It has worked every time. The new one hired by her eccentric grandmother arrives with references that don't quite add up. Laurel sets to work — and for once, the woman across the table is harder to read than she expected.

Adapted from Enid Bagnold's acclaimed stage play, the film collected Oscar nominations for both Deborah Kerr and Edith Evans. John Mills rounds out the ensemble in a role that quietly reframes the whole drama. Stream The Chalk Garden (1964) online on iFILM.