A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Christian Vaughn
- John
- (as Christian Freeman)
Emily Russell
- Waitress
- (as Emily C. Russell)
Monica R. Harris
- Female Host
- (as Monica Harris)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaZendaya was Paul Schrader's first choice to play Maya, but they couldn't come to an agreement on what fee she would be paid.
- GoofsAround the 41 minute mark, where Maya was injured and asking to go back to work, she was seen closing her book, but when the cameras pans to Narvel and Isobel by the door of the workshed, Maya's book was opened.
- Quotes
Narvel Roth: Gardening is a belief in the future. A belief that things will happen according to plan.
Featured review
Not just any Gardener
Sometimes, it seems, a gardener is not a simple man who just takes care flowers and herbs. Sometimes he takes form of Joel Edgerton and with an enigmatic and stoic look he riddles his audience a riddle regarding his true identity.
Narvel Roth is a well talented gardener, who works for a snob, rich and unpleasant land owner. It is not known what secret identity he has, but over the surface their relationship doesn't tell what else is there except very rich woman and her beloved employee, which prepares her garden for a flowers auction sale.
Once her grandniece enters their lives things rapidly change and the outer coating of Narvel starts to dry out and masks start to crack and fall down.
It is a classic enigmatic tale from Paul Schrader's line of creations. Though the movie is almost two hours of well-crafted tale and script, the movie maintains its relationship with the viewer and connects easily to the main characters.
It is sometimes weary but almost at all times this slow burner manages to compensate its audience and keep them involved with plot changing, while revealing small details, that will keep the tension and the viewer intriguing, regarding the following steps of the movie.
It is a movie for small festivals audiences, but it is well written, directed, shot and well performed by the main characters and another interesting creation from Schrader.
Narvel Roth is a well talented gardener, who works for a snob, rich and unpleasant land owner. It is not known what secret identity he has, but over the surface their relationship doesn't tell what else is there except very rich woman and her beloved employee, which prepares her garden for a flowers auction sale.
Once her grandniece enters their lives things rapidly change and the outer coating of Narvel starts to dry out and masks start to crack and fall down.
It is a classic enigmatic tale from Paul Schrader's line of creations. Though the movie is almost two hours of well-crafted tale and script, the movie maintains its relationship with the viewer and connects easily to the main characters.
It is sometimes weary but almost at all times this slow burner manages to compensate its audience and keep them involved with plot changing, while revealing small details, that will keep the tension and the viewer intriguing, regarding the following steps of the movie.
It is a movie for small festivals audiences, but it is well written, directed, shot and well performed by the main characters and another interesting creation from Schrader.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $667,114
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $264,866
- May 21, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $1,506,008
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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