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SECRET GARDEN, THE - WARNER BROS.

Kids are inspired and moved by the emotions present in each of the characters. "No matter what your problems are, you can overcome them." "It must have been taped in a big garden. It was neat." "Awesome, it was the best video ever." Kids identify with characters on many levels - losing parents, being part of a family and learning to understand feelings. Wonderful, universal story. Content is appropriate to this audience. Stimulates students' creativity.

Take a classic book and make a classic film. This is a film the entire family will enjoy. It is beautifully shot, well directed, has great music and wonderful actors. It is like poetry in motion. The story of the orphaned, spoiled girl who befriends the house-bound boy and they both become the better for it is charmingly told. The garden is first a refuge and then a healer, ultimately for all three, the girl, the boy and the uncle.

One of the best-loved of all children's tales blooms anew in this enchanting version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's turn-of-the-century classic. Brought together at a country house, Mary, Colin and Dickson discover a locked garden and bring it to life.