Are there two versions of The Secret Garden?
Family Film Roundup: The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden has been adapted several times for film and television; the two versions reviewed here are available to stream. See the end of the article for additional family-friendly adaptations of the book.
Which Secret Garden is the best?
There will always be debate as to which version is the best version of ‘The Secret Garden’. The most faithful is perhaps the 1975 adaptation, and the 1949 film with Margaret O’Brien is also very much worthwhile.
Where was The Secret Garden 1975 filmed?
Helmsley Walled Garden
Scenes that take place in the secret walled garden – which in the story is locked by Mr Craven after his wife’s death in an accident – were shot at Helmsley Walled Garden, a five-acre garden beneath the ruins of Helmsley Castle.
How many Secret Garden films have there been?
The novel was previously adapted into two films: a 1949 drama film and a 1919 silent film, which starred Lila Lee and Spottiswoode Aitken.
What house is used in the secret garden?
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire Although Calke Abbey wasn’t used for the filming, the interiors of the house became a key inspiration for the crew after they paid a visit during their search for locations. ‘Calke is known as “the house that time forgot” and it’s full of horded furniture and objects,’ said Rosie.
What was wrong with Mary’s mother in Secret garden?
The Secret Garden One day, her parents are killed by a cholera epidemic (in the movie’s case, an earthquake) and Mary is sent away to live with her uncle Archibald Craven in Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, England, which is tended by the strict housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock.
Which garden was the secret garden filmed in?
Filming of The Secret Garden took place on location at Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean, Fountains Abbey and Helmsley Walled Garden in Yorkshire, Trebah Gardens in Cornwall, and Bodnant Garden in Wales.