Review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) by Eliza D — 22 Jun 2007

Very well acted, truly disturbing. A classic!

This review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) was written by Eliza D on 22 Jun 2007.

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

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

This is difficult material to bring to life, but a young actress named Kathleen Quinlan does it with heart and sensitivity…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 05 Jan 2011

A beautiful, crazy, dramatic film, and I really loved it…

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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 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 Scott W (2,167) on 19 May 2007

Seriously moving. A great and important movie. Watch it. Women will love it but it is NOT a chick flick at all…

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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 Nicole I (85) on 25 Sep 2007

This movie was great. I'm glad I watched it…

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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 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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