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  LITTLE WOMEN (1933) - DVD
It's extremely difficult to view the film unjaundiced by a modern opinion of performance, script, and direction: though the adapted screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman won an Oscar that year, Little Women is impossibly dated and difficult to swallow.
Little Women tells the story of how these young women--girls, really--perform self-written plays for their neighbours, have interminable discussions about their hopes and dreams, and dash around in bucolic cityscapes to the bemusement of the citizenry.
Little Women is filmed in a wide, stately fashion that would become a hallmark of Cukor's studied career.
filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/littlewomen1933.htm   (926 words)

  
 The Jujube Spotlight - Little Women
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is such a story, a timeless tale about the journey from youth to adulthood and the universal hunger for home.
The original "Little Women" has a comforting simplicity and the best and most natural Jo, and therefore makes a strong case for being the finest film version to date.
Devoting more time to Jo's sisters and including scenes from the novel that were omitted from the previous films, this "Little Women" (the first with a female director, Gillian Armstrong) upholds the unaffected sweetness of the tale while addressing the expectations of marketing to women in the 1990s.
archive.thejujube.com /L/littlewomen.html   (1158 words)

  
  Louisa May Alcott and the Roles of a Lifetime: Conclusions: Public Perception of an Autobiography-- the 94 Film Version
The film Marmee also argues that women should have the same rights as men to vote, hold property, and work outside the home, and she heals Beth with homeopathic medicine almost the minute she arrives back from Washington D.C. This last element is an interesting addition.
As film critic Anne Hollander has pointed out, an analysis of the various film versions of the novel reveals that the values of the March girls can be manipulated to support the dominant social roles for women during the eras in which the films are produced.
If a group of Little Women fans were to gather and discuss their favorite character, most would probably choose Jo-- she is the most vibrant character in the novel and her struggles with self-identity and expectations is one most teenage girls can identify with.
www.womenwriters.net /domesticgoddess/thesis5.htm   (3755 words)

  
 Little Women (1994) Filmjudge DVD Review
Little Women is part of a Collector's Series of films that offer you the DVD coupled with the novel.
When you remake a film like this, you are faced with the challenge of choosing a cast relevant to the audience of the day but able to carry and maintain a period show.
There are a few scenes in the film that touch on the social acceptance that women; Meg in particular, have to go through.
www.filmjudge.ca /l/littlewomen.htm   (875 words)

  
 houstonpress.com | Movies | Little Women, Big Film
Little Women is about the getting of wisdom; it's about the difficulty of growing up without losing touch with your innocence and optimism and basic faith in the goodness of the world.
The definition of nostalgia is memory unclouded by unpleasantness; because Little Women acknowledges suffering, and how tough it is to endure without becoming embittered or cynical, it never crosses the line into outright sentimentality.
The film's director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson, looks deeply into their faces and draws out a natural radiance; some of his images are so reverent and beautiful you'd swear you can see the characters' souls radiating from their eyes.
www.houston-press.com /Issues/1994-12-29/film/film2.html   (861 words)

  
 THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- LITTLE WOMEN
The 1994 incarnation of LITTLE WOMEN ($30) is the latest film edition of the Louisa May Alcott classic about trials and tribulations of four sisters during the civil war period.
LITTLE WOMEN is a beautiful coming of age film, which should be seen and appreciated by all generations.
LITTLE WOMEN is a true delight, don’t miss adding this edition of the Louisa May Alcott classic to your DVD library.
www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_reviews/little-women-dvd.htm   (420 words)

  
 Charity's Place.com > Little Women
Thus said, Little Women is one of my favorite films but has made the "most terrible adaptations of all time" lists of some of my friends.
Their little squabble is broken up by the appearance of a telegram from Washington...
The film itself is vivid and full of life, full of radiant costuming and delicate touches of life, as well as a stirring soundtrack, a mixture of romance, Christmas charm, and dramatic Victorian strains.
www.charitysplace.com /review/littlewomen.html   (820 words)

  
 Qwipster's Movie Reviews - Review: Little Women (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
LITTLE WOMEN is strengthened greatly by a strong cast of good young actors that are very strong and memorable in their respective roles.
While the film doesn't have an obvious plot or a storyline that develops to completion, as a slice of life for four young women, it's immensely interesting to watch them all come of age and mature as the film progresses.
LITTLE WOMEN is recommended for those who love the book, the cast, period pieces, and especially for women.
www.qwipster.net /littlewomen.htm   (389 words)

  
 All I Could Say Was...
Little Women (the novel) is littered with interesting themes and motifs to consider and unfortunately the approximate 90 minute running time of a film is never going to be enough to cover it all.
The beginning of the Little Women novel is a classic example of an author’s ability to stop the story and intrude upon the narrative in order to give important information.
Armstrong’s directors commentary of the film suggests that what she was really trying to portray was a Professor Bhaer that would be worthy of Jo’s love.
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 Movie Review - Little Women   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Little Women is a remake of the classic film based on the coming of age tale by Louisa May Alcott, about the March sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy.
The setting is Concord, Massachusetts in the year 1863 when the Civil War is raging down south, Christmas is on the horizon and their father is away fighting along the banks of the Potomac.
There is one scene where the cat is dressed up to be a player in one of the little theatricals that Jo writes for her and her sisters.
www.ahafilm.info /movies/moviereviews.phtml?fid=6368   (455 words)

  
 Winona Ryder: Little Women - Movie
I saw this version on "Little Women" shortly after reading the book, and was pleased with how well it followed the book.
True, the screenplay did invoke a little modern feminism, but there was a feminist movement during the 1860's; it was called the suffragette movement.
Little Women captures everything Louisa May Alcott intended in her well loved novel.
www.superiorpics.com /winona_ryder/movie/1994_little_women.html   (687 words)

  
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Written, produced and directed by women, this new version of the Louisa May Alcott classic is able to pick up on the feminism implicit in the novel and bring it out more forcefully than ever.
I know lots of you hated this film: Percy Adlon's "Bagdad Cafe" moved to the frozen north of Kotzebue, Alaska, but I still think it has much to recommend it if you like to see films about women from diverse backgrounds finding a way to overcome their differ- ences and become friends (and I do).
Linda Lopez McAlister is Professor of Women's Studies and Philosophy at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
www.mith2.umd.edu /WomensStudies/FilmReviews/best-of-1994-mcalister   (536 words)

  
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Rating: PG Synopsis: Little Women is based on the novel of the same title by Louisa May Alcott.
The film focuses on the lives of four sisters growing up in Concord, Massachusetts, during and after the Civil War.
March (Susan Sarandon), the young women strive to find direction and meaning in their lives despite their poverty and their lesser place in society as women.
www.unl.edu /Price/WCM/film/little_women.htm   (453 words)

  
 Little Women   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Little Women is the classic tale of the women of the March family as they grow up in mid-19th century New England.
This is the fourth film version of the story and it retains all of its original warmth.
This is a story of young women struggling to be loved and accepted in a world they very much want to be a part.
www.cs.ubc.ca /spider/boritz/movie/littlewomen   (153 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Film Listings
Remaking this film is not just a question of spinning an updated tale or overhauling outdated ideas; Little Women is a story treasured by many, and George Cukor's 1933 version starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo is probably the most beloved of the four film versions already in existence.
As for Ryder's Jo, her performance in the early part of the film is a bit too wacky.
This film depiction of Augusten Burroughs' hellish childhood is tonally fractured and features a series of performances that pitch and yaw between "normal" and utterly mad.
www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid:142828   (812 words)

  
 'Little Women'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Perhaps you've seen the most recent movie version of the classic tale -- the 1994 film that starred Winona Ryder as the unconventional Jo March.
But in 1949 there was yet another popular movie version of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's novel of American family life during the mid-1800s, in which June Allyson played Jo.
This 125-minute MGM film, which also stars the young Elizabeth Taylor, is the one that's being shown this weekend as part of Westwood Cinema's repertory-film program.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/features/96/08/09/littlewomen.html   (376 words)

  
 Little Women :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
"Little Women" may be marketed for children and teenagers, but my hunch is it will be best appreciated by their parents.
And late in the film, when she tells Friedrich that, yes, it's all right for him to love her, Ryder's face lights up with a smile so joyful it illuminates the theater.
"Little Women" grew on me. At first, I was grumpy, thinking it was going to be too sweet and devout.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19941221/REVIEWS/412210302/1023   (755 words)

  
 Little Women (1994 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Women is the 1994 film version of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women.
During filming, Claire Danes accidentally set her wig on fire with one of the candles, causing Winona Ryder to come to her rescue.
Films featuring a Best Actress Academy Award nominated performance
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Women_(1994_film)   (675 words)

  
 Eras of Elegance - Little Women (1994)
Robin Swicord's "Little Women" is a delightful film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the joys and struggles of a family of four sisters set in Victorian New England.
As a long-time fan of the novel and previous film versions, Alvarado was hoped for a chance to be cast as one of the March sisters: "Every time that 'Little Women' was announced in television, I was there watching.
Although the film's producers wanted Jo to be a self-assured character, Winona Ryder hoped to bring more complexity to the protagonist: "I saw Jo as a really confused girl who constantly contradicted her self, but [the producers] saw her as just this totally strong girl.
www.erasofelegance.com /entertainment/movies/littlewomen/littlewomen.html   (3936 words)

  
 K-State Libraries: Talking in the Library: Film
Buddy is a film about a young man whose video diaries about himself and his friends becomes a hit on a TV show.
The films are shown for four Sundays at the beginning of the semester around 8pm (when it gets dark enough) on a gigantic inflatable screen in Coffman Commons (just south of Hale Library).
This film, the second in MPL's international film series, is about a little girl and her family's search for her biological mother in Sri Lanka.
ksulib.typepad.com /talking/film/index.html   (3440 words)

  
 Little Women the Musical
Little Women is regarded as an American classic some 140 years after it was published.
So even if Little Women were a failure you'd have to give some props to Allan Knee, who wrote the book for the musical, and to composer Jason Howland and lyricist Mindi Dickstein.
But "Little Women" is focused on the character of Alcott's literary alter-ego, Jo, who dreams of becoming a writer and vows never to marry.
www.littlewomenonbroadway.com /inthenews.html   (7111 words)

  
 Little Women Reviews
LITTLE WOMEN (1994) A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 1996 Steve Rhodes more
At their best, family-oriented stories should have the same depth and intelligence of those that are intended primarily for adults.
The makers of the latest film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN recognized the intelligence in the...
www.killermovies.com /l/littlewomen/reviews   (189 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Little Women (1994): Gillian Armstrong, David Adams, Trini Alvarado, Christian Bale, Ahnee Boyce, Jay ...
She had a vision and depth of attention to this film's details that ought to be celebrated, yet rarely is for women directors.
Amy is a spoiled little girl, and by the time the credits roll she's been to Europe and she's married and happy.
Little women was a great movie to watch and a great lesson about a families love and each and every person is different.
www.amazon.ca /Little-Women-Gillian-Armstrong/dp/B0002O7Y7Q   (1676 words)

  
 MMI Review: Little Women (1994)
The title alone suggests demureness and docility, two characteristics which were absolutely antithetical to its author, Louisa May Alcott, a strong woman of the nineteenth century who was determined to make her living, not as a servant or as a seamstress, but as a writer.
It has been reported that the author found "Little Women" a bore to write and that the values in the book belong to her educator father and not to herself, but she did achieve her dream of making her living as a writer.
In the latest version of "Little Women", dedicated to the memory of Polly Klaas, Winona Ryder makes a delightful Jo March for 90's audiences & she is well supported by Gabriel Byrne in one of his best performances as Professor Bhaer.
www.shoestring.org /mmi_revs/littlewomen94.html   (505 words)

  
 Little Women [1994]
Director, Gillian Armstrong's 1994 rendition of "Little Women" is quite a show.
This time around the film stars winsome Winona Ryder as Jo March, the pivotal heroine of Louisa Alcott's novel.
In brief, the transfer of "Little Women" is near reference quality.
www.mediascreen.com /l/littlewomen3.htm   (411 words)

  
 Little Women – 1994 - Little Women - Epinions.com
Perhaps a little too liberal at times with this adaptation, I enjoyed the added idea that the Marches were stonily set in their ways dealing with women’s rights and the fl movement.
Marmee believes women have the right to pursue their dreams, no matter what the dream may be.
Falling into the mothering role, firm but loving, of this group of little women, she molds them into what they want to be, not what is expected of them.
www.epinions.com /content_58261606020   (1113 words)

  
 LOVEFiLM.com: Little Women by Gillian Armstrong on DVD
The fourth screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 novel, LITTLE WOMEN, is given a realistic and rounded treatment by screenwriter Jo Swicord and Australian director Gillian Armstrong, whose perspective emphasises a feminist tone.
LITTLE WOMEN, touchingly rendered, has many subtle moments and an appropriately moving visual sense to accompany the narrative.
This film was a little slow to start and drag you in, but stick with it, it'll be worth it.
www.lovefilm.com /product/6588-Little-Women.html   (518 words)

  
 Little Women - Moviefone
Synopsis: Of the many film versions of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, this 1949 MGM adaptation is by far the prettiest.
Little Women (1933) Little Women (1933) is one of the best-made film renditions of the Louisa May Alcott Civil War-era tale of a family of four sisters in New England,...
Little Women - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
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 Women In Film - Seattle
Women in Film/Seattle awards one tuition scholarship per calendar year for a college/university student or matriculating freshman majoring or concentrating her studies in film, video, cinema, or new media and who demonstrates the potential to make a positive impact on the film/video industry.
This is a film about sustainable agriculture and the glory of food and food producers across the continent—the farmer as nurturer and artisan.
Women in Film member Lorraine Montez, producer, actor, writer for film and video, co-stars in Book Club bookclubtheshow.com an original TV-to-Web show filmed in Seattle for women 30, and older, and those interested in book clubs.
www.womeninfilm-seattle.org   (3611 words)

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