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A Little Princess
Why this pick
Like The Secret Garden, it turns a child's grief and displacement into a richly imagined refuge, balancing period detail, gentle magic and resilient young perspective.
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MOVIE1993 1h 41m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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The Little Princess
Why this pick
This earlier adaptation shares the 1993 film's storybook period atmosphere and a girl's imaginative strength in the face of loss, in a lighter classic-Hollywood register.
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The Fall
Why this pick
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The Tree of Life
Why this pick
For its immersive nature imagery and contemplative portrayal of childhood, loss and renewal, though it is more impressionistic and spiritually expansive than The Secret Garden.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Heydon Prowse
Colin Craven
Maggie Smith
Mrs. Medlock
Peter Moreton
Will
Arthur Spreckley
John
David Stoll
Grandfather at Dock
Walter Sparrow
Ben Weatherstaff
Kate Maberly
Mary Lennox
Andrew Knott
Dickon