Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the film when the man calls out Mary's name through the speakerphone you can see a clear reflection of set lighting in his glasses. (00:05:54)
The Secret Garden (1993)
1 mistake since 24 Aug '20, 12:37
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Maggie Smith, Andrew Knott, Heydon Prowse, Kate Maberly
Martha: I don't know when exactly your uncle will call for you.
Mary: My uncle? Mrs. Medlock said he wouldn't want to see me.
Martha: Ah but he does.
Question: Was there ever anything wrong with Colin? He seems to be in bed all the time and doesn't really do anything. Was he disabled or just kept in bed all the time for no reason?
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Answer: Mary is told by Dickon that Colin was born early, and Martha even says that he was born very small and weak and no-one thought that he would survive. I think his premature birth made them believe that he was going to be a sickly child.