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title: "The Secret Garden [DVD] [1993]"
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# The Secret Garden [DVD] [1993]

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## Description

Bringing the Francis Hodgson Burnett classic to the big screen; Mary Lennox is the young orphan sent to stay with her uncle in a forbidding mansion. She not only discovers an invalid cousin she never knew she had but also a secret garden in need of repair.

Review: Great movie for the kids (and adults too) - It's actually a very good movie. The plot itself is quite slow-paced but the movie is made such that there is never an instant of boredom. It is not entirely true to the book however. It showed Mary's parents dying in an earthquake whereas the book said her parents died of cholera. It also made the governess look more evil and mean than was portrayed in the book. I can understand why they did that, because if they tried to present those parts to young children watching, the children might either lose interest in for example the part leading to the Manor's owner's final return - the original book spends quite a while elaborating on how the children spend their time in the Manor before the Manor's owner returns home for the final time...if that was completely played out in the movie, it can get very mundane and kids may lose interest during that. I can also see why the movie chose to show Mary's parents as having died from earthquake rather than cholera because cholera's main symptom is persistent watery diarrhoea - I doubt any movie would want to show how this actually looked like in real life because it is disgusting, so if they didn't show it like it really was, how are children going to know what cholera was and why it was so deadly?? So all in all, my kids had their eyes glued to the screen from beginning to end, which is more than they would do for many of the 3D animated films available today, so I consider this movie a feat of genius from Francis Ford Coppola! It really was very cleverly made and kept my kids mystified and wanting to watch more to see how the plot progressed. The scenes were also really beautiful.
Review: a classic story magically brought to life by the likes of Agnieszka Holland - A beautiful tale of friendship, growing up and making up for what is lost, I decided to get this film for a friend, and I think she likes it even if she had read the book on which this film is based beforehand. I personally love it as I used to have it on video, and a full colour book of it, so I kind of grew up knowing the story. It is all those things that make a good family film; fantastic actors (led by Dame Maggie Smith), brilliant scenery, a beautifully composed musical score and a thrilling plot. At some points it is funny, others sad or incredibly emotional, mysterious, and even a little spooky. Mary Lennox, a spoilt ten year old girl and daughter of a colonel and his wife leads an unhappy life in India, until all of a sudden she and all families connected with a calamity within India must leave the country. Thus she is entrusted to the care of her emotionally disturbed uncle, and in his household and the wild outdoors she begins to turn into someone beautiful. That is essentially the main plotline within the book, so even though there are a few things missed out, this film is just right, and a lovely little treasure to keep for all time.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00004CZR7 |
| Actors  | Andrew Knott, Heydon Prowse, Kate Maberly, Laura Crossley, Maggie Smith |
| Aspect Ratio  | 16:9 - 1.85:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 12,398 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 69 in DVD Players |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,457) |
| Director  | Agnieszka Holland |
| Dubbed:  | Dutch, Italian |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 7321900190008 |
| Language  | Dutch (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) |
| Media Format  | PAL, Subtitled |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Producers  | Fred Fuchs, Fred Roos, Tom Luddy |
| Product Dimensions  | 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 80 g |
| Release date  | 19 Nov. 1999 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 37 minutes |
| Studio  | Warner Home Video |
| Subtitles:  | Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Writers  | Caroline Thompson |

## Product Details

- **Format:** PAL, Subtitled
- **Genre:** Drama
- **Language:** English, French
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 37 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great movie for the kids (and adults too)
*by S***. on 24 November 2015*

It's actually a very good movie. The plot itself is quite slow-paced but the movie is made such that there is never an instant of boredom. It is not entirely true to the book however. It showed Mary's parents dying in an earthquake whereas the book said her parents died of cholera. It also made the governess look more evil and mean than was portrayed in the book. I can understand why they did that, because if they tried to present those parts to young children watching, the children might either lose interest in for example the part leading to the Manor's owner's final return - the original book spends quite a while elaborating on how the children spend their time in the Manor before the Manor's owner returns home for the final time...if that was completely played out in the movie, it can get very mundane and kids may lose interest during that. I can also see why the movie chose to show Mary's parents as having died from earthquake rather than cholera because cholera's main symptom is persistent watery diarrhoea - I doubt any movie would want to show how this actually looked like in real life because it is disgusting, so if they didn't show it like it really was, how are children going to know what cholera was and why it was so deadly?? So all in all, my kids had their eyes glued to the screen from beginning to end, which is more than they would do for many of the 3D animated films available today, so I consider this movie a feat of genius from Francis Ford Coppola! It really was very cleverly made and kept my kids mystified and wanting to watch more to see how the plot progressed. The scenes were also really beautiful.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a classic story magically brought to life by the likes of Agnieszka Holland
*by S***S on 7 January 2012*

A beautiful tale of friendship, growing up and making up for what is lost, I decided to get this film for a friend, and I think she likes it even if she had read the book on which this film is based beforehand. I personally love it as I used to have it on video, and a full colour book of it, so I kind of grew up knowing the story. It is all those things that make a good family film; fantastic actors (led by Dame Maggie Smith), brilliant scenery, a beautifully composed musical score and a thrilling plot. At some points it is funny, others sad or incredibly emotional, mysterious, and even a little spooky. Mary Lennox, a spoilt ten year old girl and daughter of a colonel and his wife leads an unhappy life in India, until all of a sudden she and all families connected with a calamity within India must leave the country. Thus she is entrusted to the care of her emotionally disturbed uncle, and in his household and the wild outdoors she begins to turn into someone beautiful. That is essentially the main plotline within the book, so even though there are a few things missed out, this film is just right, and a lovely little treasure to keep for all time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Sacret Garden
*by K***E on 5 September 2025*

Great movie great actresses and actors this is about a sick boy who cannot walk and is in pain alot but two other children help him to walk again and his father is away alot and is very surprised when he returns home to find his son walking and playing it is also about a garden that is kept locked but is entered by the children. I recommend this a family film very entertaining and I love ❤ it.

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