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The Hanging Garden is a British-Canadian drama film, written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald and released in 1997. Fitzgerald's feature debut, the film was shot in Nova Scotia.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture. They were described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks.
Nov 7, 1997 · The Hanging Garden: Directed by Thom Fitzgerald. With Ian Parsons, Peter MacNeill, Troy Veinotte, Kerry Fox. William, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay.
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- Drama, Romance
- Thom Fitzgerald
- 1997-11-07
25-year-old Sweet William returns to his parents' house after ten years of absence to attend the wedding of his sister Rosemary.
- 5 min
- 76.7K
- Ecki001
Jun 24, 2024 · The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were constructed c. 8th–6th century BCE, are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. These gardens are thought to have been located near the royal palace in Babylon, though their exact location has not been determined.
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Jul 27, 2018 · The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the fabled gardens which beautified the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, built by its greatest king Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605-562 BCE). One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, they are the only wonder whose existence is disputed amongst historians.
May 29, 1998 · Advertisement. The heart of the movie is its insight into the way families are haunted by their own history. How the memory of early unhappiness colors later relationships, and how Sweet William's persecution by his father hangs in the air as visibly as the corpse in the garden.
