Back to the Secret Garden

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., Magical drama inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale. Now adults, Mary and Colin have turned the Manor into a home for young war orphans. One night, eager to visit the legendary garden, their daughter sneaks into the most secret part of the Manor., American Lizzie discovers that her English school is built on a secret garden. She finds the run-down sanctuary and tries to restore it in this continuation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s tale., The timeless classic, “The Secret Garden,” continues in this inspiring sequel, as a young American girl comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, now a home for war orphans. The manor is owned by Lady Mary and Sir Colin, who first discovered the secret garden as children. When they are traveling abroad, the care of the manor is left to Martha (Joan Plowright), a dour, superstitious housekeeper who keeps the garden locked and untended. When energetic young Lizzie comes to stay, she finds the magical place that is now dying of a broken heart., The sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden” is an entertaining enchantment. The film picks up in 1946 and Mary (Cherie Lunghi), the heroine of the original novel, is grown and a member of the peerage. In America, she befriends a feisty orphan named Lizzy (Camilla Belle), brings her to the manor and entrusts her with caring for the magical garden. Joan Plowright, David Warner., It’s now 1946, and the adult Mary and Colin have turned the Manor into a home for young war orphans. One night, eager to visit the legendary garden, American orphan Lizzie sneaks into the most secret part of the Manor and discovers the door into a delightful, hidden world.