The Chalk Garden

An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed, spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands the meaning of self-sacrifice as an example of love and grows into a better person.

The Chalk Garden is a 1964 drama mystery movie directed by Ronald Neame, starring Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, Edith Evans. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 2,899 votes and runs 1h 46m.