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The Secret Garden

1993 · 101 min

A quiet, gentle film that slowly blooms into warmth, with a melancholic edge and a deeply satisfying emotional payoff.

Tagline
The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow.
Overview
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • healing
  • found family
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, family, fantasy
Directed by
Agnieszka Holland
Written by
Caroline Thompson
Starring
Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Irène Jacob, Laura Crossley, John Lynch, Walter Sparrow
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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