The Secret Garden (1993 film)
The Secret Garden is a 1993 British drama fantasy film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, John Lynch and Maggie Smith. It was written by Caroline Thompson and based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Martha Sowerby, a maid, and her brother, Dickon, a boy who can talk to animals, befriend Mary and help her heal and grow, and she gradually becomes more friendly. Mary enlists Dickon to help her bring the garden back to life. She eventually meets her uncle, who takes a liking to her and gives her permission to plant seeds anywhere before leaving town until the winter as he does not like spring, flowers or anything that reminds him of his late wifes death from falling off the swing in her garden.Hidden away in the gloomy mansion is Marys cousin, Colin, who has been treated all his life like a fragile, sickly invalid. This has turned him into a demanding, short tempered, helpless boy who has never left his room or learned to walk. Mary eventually discovers Colin and learns the strange noises she has been hearing is him crying. She is taken aback by his difficult nature, but reaches out to him anyway. She shows him that hes not sick and that the outside world is not as dangerous as Mrs. Medlock, who is in charge of caring for him, claims, so he decides to go outside for the first time. ........
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