Sunday 28 July 2013

Secret Garden
(1993)

RATING:80%
FORMAT:DVD

The basic theme here is of the possibilities of the universe within you. This is explored for children via their love for flora and fauna and the dream that humans and animals can and should co exist more pacifically than in real life.

Yet, still these kids face the adult hang-ups used against them. A boy blamed by his father for the death of his wife proceeds to emotionally cripple his son by claiming he's a real cripple. He insists on all manner of quack medical procedures to cure him; the father thus remaining in a permanent state of mourning.

The humorous fantasy elements come about with the amusing spectacle of children ordering adults about – at which the wonderful Maggie SMITH soon bridles.

The secret here is to unlock the past – as with the eponymous garden – to be free of the baleful affects of wallowing in it.

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