The Secret Garden (1993 film)

This article is about the 1993 film. For other uses, see Secret Garden.

The Secret Garden
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAgnieszka Holland
Screenplay byCaroline Thompson
Based onThe Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byIsabelle Lorente
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 13 August 1993 (1993-08-13) (United States)
  • 20 January 1994 (1994-01-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Poland
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[1]
Box office$40 million[2]

The Secret Garden is a 1993 fantasy drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, executive-produced by Francis Ford Coppola and distributed by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment imprint. Starring Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott and Maggie Smith, the film's screenplay was written by Caroline Thompson, based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It also marked the film debuts for Maberly, Prowse and Knott. The novel was previously adapted in 1919 and 1949.

Set in the Yorkshire Moors in Northern England, Yorkshire's Allerton Castle was used for most of the exterior shots of Misselthwaite Manor (the primary location of the entire story), as well as the interior shots. The film was critically and commercially successful, grossing around $40 million worldwide. Dame Maggie Smith was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role,[3] and young lead actress Kate Maberly received a "Special Achievement Award For Outstanding Performance" at the 1994 London Critics Circle Film Awards.[3] At the 1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, the film's composer, Zbigniew Preisner, won "Best Music" for the film's lush, impressive score. The film also features a song performed by Linda Ronstadt, called "Winter Light", which plays as the credits roll; the song features lyrics set to one of Preisner's orchestral themes ("Awakening of Spring") in the film.[3] In 2005, the British Film Institute included it in their list of the "50 films you should see by the age of 14".

  1. ^ "The Secret Garden (1993) - IMDb". International Movie Database.
  2. ^ "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety. 17 October 1994. p. M-56.
  3. ^ a b c "The Secret Garden (1993) - Awards - IMDb". International Movie Database.