The Secret Garden

"Unlock your imagination"

2020 1h 40m EN

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6.3

MID

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66%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 627🍅66%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 10,904

FamilyFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Unlock your imagination”

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Cast

Dixie Egerickx
Mary Lennox
Tommy Gene Surridge
Billy
Colin Firth
Lord Archibald Craven
Julie Walters
Mrs. Medlock
Maeve Dermody
Alice
Edan Hayhurst
Colin Craven
Amir Wilson
Dickon
Isis Davis
Martha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marc Munden
Writers: Jack Thorne, Douglas Ingram, Temple Clark
Languages: English
Countries: France, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marc Munden, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luke Dunkley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dixie Egerickx and Tommy Gene Surridge and Colin Firth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unlock your imagination".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2702920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marc Munden directs. Lol Crawley behind the camera. Dario Marianelli scores. Luke Dunkley cuts. Produced in France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Marc Munden, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Luke Dunkley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dixie Egerickx and Tommy Gene Surridge and Colin Firth carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Unlock your imagination".
8IMDB entry: tt2702920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Original score: Dario Marianelli
Editing: Luke Dunkley
Production design: Grant Montgomery
Costume design: Michele Clapton
Makeup / hair: Nadia Stacey
VFX supervisor: Andy Kind
Sound: Jens Rosenlund Petersen
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $8,721,243
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Secret Garden (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes: 66% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 59/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 10,904 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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Peter McGinn2020-08-12
★ 7/10
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.

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