Vote on this title
Click on a gene to vote or discover related titles.
-
Mood:
- SentimentalTouchingUpliftingFeel Good
-
Plot:
- Coming of AgeCouple RelationsParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsFamily LifeLove and RomanceYouthFamily Relations more...
-
Genres:
- DramaPeriodRomanceMelodramaFamily
-
Time/Period:
- 19th CenturyAmerican Civil War
-
Place:
- New EnglandUSA
-
Audience:
- Family OutingGirls' Night
-
Praise:
- Award Winner
-
Style:
- Strong Female Presence
-
Based on:
- Based on Book
-
Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
Does this gene fit Little Women?
Find it on:
| IMDb | |
| Rotten Tomatoes |
Little Women, 1994
English, German
USA, Canada
Profile of Little Women
The mood of Little Women is uplifting, sentimental, and touching. The plot centers around sibling relations, coming of age, and family life. It is a drama, romance, and period movie. Stylistically, Little Women stars a strong female character and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Little Women is set in New England. It happens during the American Civil War. It is based on a book. Little Women is known for being an award winner. It is especially suggested for a girls' night and a family outing.
Summary of Little Women
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 emphasizes a feminist tone. The story chronicles the lives of a mother and four daughters and their daily toils during the Civil War in the absence of their father, a Union army chaplain. Winona Ryder (in an Oscar-nominated performance) is vibrant as Jo, the least conventional of the sisters. Christian Bale captures the ebullience of their neighbor, Laurie, whose company Jo enjoys so much it seems inevitable that they will end up together. Kirsten Dunst (at age 12) gives a fiery performance as the younger Amy, proving even more willful than Jo; Claire Danes brings a mysterious otherworldliness to Beth. Little Women, touchingly rendered, has many subtle moments and an appropriately moving visual sense to accompany the narrative. Susan Sarandon and Gabriel Byrne also star in this well-crafted film.
Details
| Language: | English, German |
| Country: | USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 21 December 1994 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mrs. Abigail "Marmee" March
as Jo March
as Friedrich Bhaer
as Meg March
Photos
Clips
Critics Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
- |
- by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
TV Guide
- |
- by: Ethan Alter
Users Reviews
- 04.March.2011
- |
- by: Dale Williams
- Dale Williams rated this movie
0/10
