An American drama directed by Alan Grint.
A girl goes to live in a mansion in England and becomes obsessed with a walled in garden. She makes friends with an eccentric boy who talks to animals and a supposedly sick boy who lives in the mansion. They hang out in the garden together.
This was much better than the 1993 version. It stayed magical and mysterious throughout and didn't get all sappy at the end. The bulk of the film was told in flashback, with the young adult Mary arriving at the mansion and remembering what happened. I've got to say I rather liked it. My professional opinion is that the special year of 1987 DID rub off on the film and it was better because of being made in that year. Dicken was even playing the pipe for real instead of faking it! I rate it good.
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