The Secret Garden - 1993 - 7/10

Mary, newly orphaned, is shipped off to live with her morose, absent uncle.
The manor and estate are not so much in decline, but hibernating, comatose.
Mary Lennox is a deeply unhappy sort, neglected by her parents while they were alive, then abandoned.
Nevertheless, she begins to bloom, and in so doing, reinvigorates the household.
Children’s film that adults can relish, as well. Gorgeously photographed.

The DVD always struck me as a missed opportunity for extras. And the extras I longed to see were manor tours.
Grouchy Mrs. Medlock with the rooms, cook and her kitchen, Martha and the back stairs and hallways, Ben with the garden. If only creators realized how valued these bits are to viewers.