Review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) by Private U — 04 Feb 2008

It is the story of a young woman's journey through schizophrenia. simply amazing.

This review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) was written by Private U on 04 Feb 2008.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Charlene F (81) on 01 Feb 2008

Long time since I saw this and would like to see again. Don't remember much about it…

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By Roselynde B (8) on 28 Aug 2007

An interesting movie, but I felt the terror of schizophrenia was not translatable to film…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 04 May 2008

I love movies set in mental institutions, and this really showed the tragic intricacies of mental illness. Really really well done…

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By Brian P (1,844) on 05 Oct 2005

INTENSE DRAMA, WITH A STAND OUT PERFORMANCE BY KATHLEEN QUINLAN, A BIT OF A DOWNER, ON THE MELODRAMATIC SIDE, A LITTLE EXTREME AT TIMES BUT…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 08 Feb 2011

Well-made but, like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, not really my thing…

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By Eliza D (66) on 22 Jun 2007

Very well acted, truly disturbing. A classic…

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By Harlene Q (7) on 24 Oct 2007

Saw this movie when I was 19, didn't really know much about mental illness and institutions, it haunted me for a long time…

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By Sarah D (585) on 29 Jan 2018

Watched this after reading the book. It's a movie from the 70s and it shows…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for DVDTalk.com (826) on 07 Feb 2006

An autobiographical tale of attempted suicide, horrific schizophrenia, and frequent trips to a rather unpleasant mental hospital…

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By Jenny G (174) on 05 Sep 2007

Uhhh... this is the PG version of the book, and not really that enjoyable at all. Nothing compared to the smart, mean, funny book it's based upon…

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