A Little Princess / The Secret Garden (1995)

Two of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most treasured children's novels come to the screen in wondrous adaptations. Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) directs A Little Princess, the magical story of a girl who uses her powers of imagination and zest for life to overcome hardships at a stern boarding school. And three lonely children are forever changed as they learn to trust each other while restoring and taking refuge in The Secret Garden. Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa) directs and Francis Ford Coppola executive produces a luminous film in which magic and hope bloom.

Wide screen works fine

I am soooo glad that I took a chance and ordered this item anyway, even after reading the reviews on this page! The widescreen is available on the flip side of the DVD. So this turns out to be a great buy! May 10, 2008

Good Movies, but misleading

I love both of these movies, but I was quite disappointed because there is a very misleading print on the back that says there is both widescreen as well as fullscreen inside. I'm just glad that these aren't my all-time favorite movies, or I'd really be disappointed in the false advertising. So, heads up, they're both full screen and not wide. Otherwise, love the movies. The Secret Garden is one of my favorite stories. March 27, 2008

Great Classic!

I bought this DVD for "A Little Princess" after having seen it on TV and I already had the original "The Little Priness" with Shirley Temple. Both this remake and the original are great classics but I think this remake is better. Both versions have a happy ending but the remake is happier and doesn't leave you hanging. The scond movie was a bonus and worth viewing once but it does not fall into the classic catagory that is enjoyable viewing numerous times. I would have rated this 5 stars if the DVD contained only "A Little Princess" December 12, 2007

buy them seperatly and choose your version

The Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett is a wonderful book. Probably my favorite book I read with my girls when they were growing up. This production doesn't follow the book. It is basically a remake of the Shirly Temple version, which didn't follow the book either. The Wonderworks version is true to the book. sadly, it doesn't come in dvd.

This is a delightful version of The Secret Garden, despite the license it takes with a grown up Colin and Mary at the end. buy it seperately.

December 7, 2007

The end of the Secret Garden?

At the end of The Secret Garden, aren't the children supposed to come back to the garden as adults? But Colin does not return because he was killed in the war. This was not shown on this DVD!

That was the only thing I was upset with. The rest of this product is great! October 10, 2007

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