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Little Women
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- 2019
- Greta Gerwig
- 134 mins
- PG
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Period drama starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Florence Pugh. New England, 1860s: with their father away fighting in the Civil War, the four March sisters, each smart, strong-willed and with different aspirations, are brought up by their mother. Soon they are experiencing the joys and pains of romance, and an unexpected tragedy.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Emma Simmonds
Told with abundant affection, the eighth adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel reaches the screen courtesy of Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig. Evoking the ramshackle loveliness of Meet Me in St Louis, it's the story of the March sisters - including Saoirse Ronan's trailblazing tomboy Jo and Florence Pugh's petulant aspiring artist Amy - who are coming of age in 1860s New England. The giddy promise of girlhood and the triumphs and disappointments that follow are captured in a honey glow, accompanied by a vigorous Alexandre Desplat score that explodes with joy and sorrow. While keeping largely faithful to the text, Gerwig tweaks the structure and draws out the girls' strengths, freshening it up with some fluid camerawork and outbreaks of uninhibited laughter. Timothée Chalamet does some anguished pouting as love interest Laurie, while Meryl Streep appears as Aunt March and Laura Dern as Marmee - quite the acting ensemble. For a film-maker so in tune with contemporary concerns, it's surprising how emphatically Gerwig embraces the essence of the material; those expecting a radical reinvention may have to settle for being bowled over by charm.
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rolenameJo MarchSaoirse RonanMeg MarchEmma WatsonAmy MarchFlorence PughBeth MarchEliza ScanlenMarmee MarchLaura DernTheodore "Laurie" LaurenceTimothée ChalametMr DashwoodTracy LettsMr MarchBob OdenkirkJohn BrookeJames NortonFriedrich BhaerLouis GarrelMr LaurenceChris CooperAunt MarchMeryl Streep
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rolenameDirectorGreta Gerwig
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Sony
Released on
2019-12-26
Languages
English | French
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Colour
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