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Why All This Puttering in the `Garden'?
From: The Washington Post
Date: 19930813
Author:Megan Rosenfeld
Moviemakers tamper with children's classics at their peril, as the version of "The Secret Garden" opening today proves with dismaying certainty. Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland's rather dark and broody take on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel proves the old axiom: If it ain't broke, don't rewrite it.
Numerous great movies have come from ripping off books, but tinkering with the text just because the copyright has lapsed and you think you have a better idea is a no-no. These pointless alterations do nothing but confuse those who know and love the book, and incite a feeling of suspicion and ...
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