The Secret Garden 2020
The Secret Garden
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 40 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Mary Lennox
... Billy
... Billy
... Lord Archibald Craven
... Mrs. Medlock
... Alice
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Peter McGinn
I had the opportunity to watch this new production of the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett novel shortly after viewing the 1975 seven part series based on the same book. I thought it would be interesting to compare the two versions. On the plus side for this movie version, the quality of the production is much higher, with stunning colors and lovely scenes and vistas. It is also very imaginative. In fact, there is a strong element of fantasy throughout, showing both scenes from the past and images in the present time of people who are dead as if they were still alive. Of course, it being a movie instead of a seven part series means that there is less time to develop the plot, so some is left out. And perhaps for the modern audience, there is a dramatic plot device used to hasten the ending that I suspect was not in the book at all. Now I feel like a I should re-read the book after decades since my first reading, just to compare these adaptations to the source material. Not that I would automatically decide the one closest to the story is the better one, but just out of curiosity. I think both versions have reason to like them: this new version for the camera work and imaginative scenes, and the old series for the patient plot and simple,charm.
Release Date:
Jul 08, 2020 (France,United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
France,United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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I had the opportunity to watch this new production of the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett novel shortly after viewing the 1975 seven part series based on the same book. I thought it would be interesting to compare the two versions. On the plus side for this movie version, the quality of the production is much higher, with stunning colors and lovely scenes and vistas. It is also very imaginative. In fact, there is a strong element of fantasy throughout, showing both scenes from the past and images in the present time of people who are dead as if they were still alive. Of course, it being a movie instead of a seven part series means that there is less time to develop the plot, so some is left out. And perhaps for the modern audience, there is a dramatic plot device used to hasten the ending that I suspect was not in the book at all. Now I feel like a I should re-read the book after decades since my first reading, just to compare these adaptations to the source material. Not that I would automatically decide the one closest to the story is the better one, but just out of curiosity. I think both versions have reason to like them: this new version for the camera work and imaginative scenes, and the old series for the patient plot and simple,charm.
Cast & Crew of
The Secret Garden
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Mary Lennox
... Billy
... Billy
... Lord Archibald Craven
... Mrs. Medlock
... Alice
... Colin Craven
... Grace Craven
... Dickon
ID
Isis Davis... Martha
... George
... Jeremy
LS
Lee Starkey... Train Passenger (uncredited)
... Aayah
... Extra (uncredited)
... Marcus
... Grace
AL
Anne Lacey... Mrs. Pitcher
Produced By
LM
Lucy Morris... Location Coordinator
DM
Dan MacRae... Executive Producer
JL
Jenni Lewis... Location Manager