A little princess [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents a Mark Johnson/Baltimore Pictures production ; directed by Alfonso Cuarʹon ; screenplay by Richard La Gravenese and Elizabeth Chandler ; produced by Mark Johnson.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 19100 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1998]Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0790733617 :
- 9780790733616
- Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; edited by Steven Weisberg ; music, Patrick Doyle.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | FAMILY Little p | Available | 33111006550376 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children's fantasy. Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story's setting to World War I. 10 year-old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a respected New York City boarding school while her British father heads overseas to fight. Filled with wild stories and a playful attitude, the unconventional Sara becomes popular amongst her classmates but quickly comes into conflict with the harsh headmistress, Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron), who attempts to quash the child's individuality. The young girl's situation takes a serious turn for the worse when she unexpectedly receives word of her father's death, and, suddenly impoverished, is forced into life as a servant. Treated as a lesser class of person by her former companions, Sara instead befriends her fellow servants and turns to the power of imagination in order to maintain hope for the future. In addition to changing the story's setting, screenwriters Richard LaGravenese and Elizabeth Chandler add a layer of Indian mythology to the tale, allowing director Alfonso Cuaron the chance to punctuate the riches-to-rags fable with a series of lush, imaginative fantasy sequences. Though A Little Princess had difficulty attracting audiences during its initial run, its visual splendor and touching storytelling were praised by many critics, several of whom proclaimed the film one of the best family-oriented productions of its time. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
"Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett"--container.
"Standard version: formatted from its original version to fit your screen. Widescreen version: presented in a "matted" widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Enhanced for widescreen TVs."--Container.
Includes interactive menus, scene access, 3 theatrical trailers, remastered Dolby digital soundtrack.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; edited by Steven Weisberg ; music, Patrick Doyle.
Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews.
Sara Crewe is the pampered daughter of an Army officer who is left in a strict boarding school when her father goes off to war. When he is reported dead, her world is turned upside down and she is made a servant at the school, yet she refuses to let her spirit be broken.
Rated G.
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround stereo, full screen and widescreen versions.
Closed-captioned.
Dialogue in English with optional French and Spanish soundtracks and subtitles.