An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites.
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Daniel Day-Lewis,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Winona Ryder
At 10, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral ... See full summary »
Director:
Patricia Rozema
Stars:
Frances O'Connor,
Jonny Lee Miller,
Alessandro Nivola
At age 10, Fanny Price is sent by her destitute mother to live with her aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. As a child she was often made to feel that she was the poor relation but... See full summary »
With their father away fighting in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, men friends start to become a part of the household. Written by
Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
John Duigan was originally attached as director. After he backed out, the directorial reins were taken up by fellow Antipodean, Gillian Armstrong. See more »
Goofs
Before running into Friedrich on the street, the hem of Jo's dress is soaked in mud. Afterward, in his apartment, it is clean. See more »
Quotes
Meg:
Have you heard from the professor?
Jo:
No. No, we did not part well.
Meg:
Well, John and I don't always agree but then we mend it.
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I had to give this one a 10 rating. It is the best film of all time. I really love this one. It is extremely well casted. All the young actresses and actors are now megastars. All the colours are great the costumes and the lights and production designs. The PD is a dutchman!!! I listened to the directors commentary and I really learned that this was a project in which the makers put their hearts in.
This film is all heart.Warm!
To some people it may be a bit to sugarcoated. If you are a macho don't watch it. The rest of you .....don't miss it.
If there are 10 things you have to do before you die reading the book and watching the film must be on that list.
The title LITTLE WOMEN is nice but gives you the wrong idea. It's not just for little girls.
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I had to give this one a 10 rating. It is the best film of all time. I really love this one. It is extremely well casted. All the young actresses and actors are now megastars. All the colours are great the costumes and the lights and production designs. The PD is a dutchman!!! I listened to the directors commentary and I really learned that this was a project in which the makers put their hearts in.
This film is all heart.Warm!
To some people it may be a bit to sugarcoated. If you are a macho don't watch it. The rest of you .....don't miss it.
If there are 10 things you have to do before you die reading the book and watching the film must be on that list.
The title LITTLE WOMEN is nice but gives you the wrong idea. It's not just for little girls.