Rating: G
Genre:
Fantasy
Release Date: 04/23/2002
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Hallmark
Although
Frances Hodgson Burnett did not feel the need to write a sequel to her classic fantasy novel
The Secret Garden, this did not prevent producer
Norman Rosemont from commissioning just such a sequel. Set in 1946,
Back to the Secret Garden finds
Mary Lennox, the youthful heroine of the original novel, all grown up and far removed from her beloved enchanted garden in Yorkshire's Mistlewaith Manor. Now living in New York,
Mary comes in contact with
Lizzie (
Camilla Belle), a feisty Brooklyn-born orphan. It is
Lizzie who tries to save the day by heading off to England and endeavoring to save
Mary's secret garden, which has been literally dying in its caregiver's absence.
Joan Plowright,
George Baker,
Cherie Lunghi, and
Leigh Lawson co-star in this German-British co-production, which was originally intended for theatrical release. The American premiere of
Back to the Secret Garden appeared on the
Showtime Cable Network on September 2, 2001 -- nearly two years after the film's completion.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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