Back to the Secret Garden 2000  G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Joan Plowright, Camilla Belle, Cherie Lunghi, George Baker, Leigh Lawson, Aled Roberts, Florence Hoath, Justin Girdler, David Warner, Danielle McCormack
In this sequel to 1987's version of the classic story, "The Secret Garden," Mary has grown up and lives far from her beloved garden. The place is now under the care of Martha Sowerby (Joan Plowright) and the garden has gone to pot. But when Lizzie (Camilla Belle), an orphan from Brooklyn, arrives, things change for the better–both for the garden and for Lizzie.
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 Fairytale: A True Story 1997  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Paul McGann, Phoebe Nicholls, Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Anton Lesser, Tim McInnerny
Based on a true story, this plot revolves around two English girls who took a photograph, in 1917, of what is assumed to be fairies. The picture was taken to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O'Toole), who vouched for its authenticity, and it was published in a magazine.
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The Governess 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Cast: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Harriet Walter, Arlene Cockburn, Emma Bird, Adam Levy, Bruce Myers
Beginning in London during the 1840s, this is the story of a Sephardic Jew, Rosina (Minnie Driver), who attempts to pass herself off as a gentile by changing her name to Mary Blackchurch and taking the position of governess in the Cavendish home in Scotland. There she becomes romantically involved with the father (Tom Wilkinson) in her effort to attain salvation.
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Innocent Lies 1995  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Patrick Dewolf
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Sophie Aubry, Joanna Lumley, Florence Hoath, Alexis Denisof, Marianne Denicourt, Melvil Poupaud, Bernard Haller, Keira Knightley
In the last days before World War II, during September 1938, British police detective Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) arrives in a French coastal town to attend the funeral of one of his good friends. He uses the trip to investigate the death of his friend, and the trail leads him to the estate of the aristocratic Graves family who appear to be hiding more than a few secrets.
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| 1. Back to the Secret Garden (2000)
2. Fairytale: A True Story (1997)
3. The Governess (1998)
4. Innocent Lies (1995)
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