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The Secret Garden Movie Storyline. The main character Mary Lennox “Dixie Egerickx” is a spoiled 10-year-old girl of rich parents who grew up in India. After her parents die from cholera, Mary is sent to live in Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire with her uncle Archibald Craven “Colin Firth” and the housekeeper Mrs. Medlock “Julie Walters”. Mary discovers that the house holds many secrets. There she finds a key that leads her to a garden held locked for years by her uncle after the death of his wife.
Soon she finds a room in the manor where her sick cousin Colin “Edan Hayhurst” has spend his entire life in his bed, completely unable to walk. But with the help of her new friend Dickon “Amir Wilson” the children manage to bring the garden back to life. In the garden Colin learns to walk and he becomes a healthy and happy young boy. When Lord Craven one day sees the children playing in the garden, he is amazed by the sight of his son walking. He feels joy for the first time since years.
The Secret Garden is a 2020 British fantasy drama film based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the fourth film adaptation of the novel. Directed by Marc Munden and produced by David Heyman, it stars Dixie Egerickx, Colin Firth, and Julie Walters. Set in 1947 England, the plot follows a young orphan who is sent to live with her uncle, only to discover a magical garden at his estate.
The Secret Garden was released via premium video on demand in the United States on August 7, 2020 by STXfilms, and opened in theatres in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 by Sky, who also released the film on the Sky Cinema channels on the same day.
The Secret Garden was originally set to be released by StudioCanal UK on April 3, 2020, but two weeks before the release the date was pushed back to August 14, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, Sky purchased the British distribution rights to the film, and released it in the United Kingdom theatrically and on the Sky Cinema channels on October 23, 2020.
STX Entertainment handled the American release, distributing it via Premium VOD on August 7, 2020. Global Road Entertainment had initially acquired the North American distribution rights in May 2018, but sold them to STXfilms in March 2019. The Secret Garden was then released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 6, 2020.
About the Story
In 1947, Mary Lennox is found abandoned in her home in British India, her parents having died from cholera and she is forgotten in the turmoil of partition. Mary is sent to her uncle, Lord Archibald Craven’s Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, England. She is an unpleasant, unkind young girl who has had to repress her own emotions whilst growing up in the Raj.
Upon arriving, she meets Mrs Medlock, a strict and firm lady who is Lord Craven’s housekeeper. Mary is instructed to not explore the house and is confined to her room at night. There, she meets Martha, a servant who is unsettled by her demands.
Mary is allowed to leave the house to explore the estate and woods nearby and stumbles upon a stray dog whom she names Jemima. Later that night, she hears tiny screams and wailings throughout the corridors only to find Lord Craven’s bedridden son, Colin Craven.
The next day, Mary meets Lord Craven in his study and he tells her to not cause any trouble. Mary continues exploring through the forest and finds a hidden garden by climbing a wall. Later, on the way home, she calls out to Martha’s brother Dickon who fades within the mist of the moors. Later she finds Jemima’s leg caught in a trap. She helps Jemima, freeing her from the trap but the dog runs away into the garden. So, Mary continues to explore.
Mary is then guided by a Robin to a stone statue within the garden which has a key to the garden within it. She leaves the garden as Mrs Medlock calls out for her. Back at the estate, Mary meets with Colin again as he talks about having a hunchback and not being able to walk. She tells him about the garden on the estate but Colin is uninterested. Snooping around later, she finds a room with pictures of both Mary’s mother and Grace Craven, and she grabs a souvenir, a pearl necklace.
The next day, Mary returns to the garden to find Dickon, who offers to help heal Jemima. Mary then brings Colin in his wheelchair for the first time to the same room with his mother’s pictures and dresses. Both Mary and Dickon hatch a plan to bring Colin to the garden, hoping to heal his immobility, but upon returning, Mrs Medlock confronts Mary for stealing the pearl necklace and she is punished by being signed up for a boarding school. Later, confined and locked in her room, Mary finds letters between her mother and aunt in a rocking horse. She persuades Colin to read them and the three continue reading letters in the garden.
The Secret Garden (2020)
Directed by: Marc Munden
Starring: Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Dixie Egerickx, Edan Hayhurst, Amir Wilson, Isis Davis, Maeve Dermody, Jemma Powell, Albert Giannitelli, Sonia Goswami, Billy Jenkins
Screenplay by: Jack Thorne
Production Design by: Grant Montgomery
Cinematography by: Lol Crawley
Film Editing by: Luke Dunkley
Costume Design by: Michele Clapton
Art Direction by: Pilar Foy, Elaine Kusmishko, Ashley Winter
Music by: Dario Marianelli
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and some mild peril.
Distributed by: STX Entertainment
Release Date: August 7, 2020 (United States), October 23, 2020 (United Kingdom)
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