We are back again with a classic! The famed children's novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ( i mean who still isn't obsessed with keys!). The latest adaptation was of The Secret Garden was released October 23rd on Sky. The film was directed by Marc Munden (The Third Day, National Treasure, Utopia, Vanity Fair) and adapted by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes, Dirt Music, Radioactive, The Aeronauts). It stars Stars Dixie Egerickx (Mary), Julie Walters (Mrs Medlock), Colin Firth (Archibald Craven), Isis Davis (Martha), Amir Wilson (Dickon), and Edan Hayhurst (Colin).
It was produced by STX Films, StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Fundamental Films, Canal+, and Ciné+.
Our special guest is the brilliant author Nicole Burstein. She wrote Othergirl (Andersen, 2015) and Wonderboy (Anderson, 2016). She also has to release Adult Virgins Anonymous (Coronet, 2020) under her pseudonym Amber Crewe. Please check her out on Twitter @NicoleBurstein.
As per usual spoilers aplenty! We break down the book and the film and try and figure out whether or not the original is the best or did they improve on the text.
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