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The Secret Garden
Why this pick
Its richly imagined child’s-eye world, stern household, and gradual restoration of hope closely echo A Little Princess’s lyrical resilience and visual warmth.
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MOVIE1995 1h 37m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth. Sara's belief that "every girl's a princess" is tested to the limit, however, when word comes that her father was killed in action and his estate has been seized by the British government.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Liesel Matthews
Sara Crewe
Eleanor Bron
Miss Minchin
Liam Cunningham
Capt. Crewe / Prince Rama
Rusty Schwimmer
Amelia Minchin
Vanessa Lee Chester
Becky
Camilla Belle
Jane
Rachael Bella
Betsy
Kelsey Mulrooney
Lottie