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Little women [videorecording] / producer, Denise DiNovi ; screenplay, Robin Swicord ; director, Gillian Armstrong.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 05044 | Columbia TriStar Home VideoLanguage: English Summary language: Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai Series: Collector's seriesPublication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2000.Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0767851013
Uniform titles:
  • Little women (Motion picture : 1994).
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Thomas Newman.
Cast: Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Christian Bale, Eric Stoltz.Summary: Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their most cherished and painful moments of self-discovery as their mother's pride and strength guide them through questions of independence, romance and virtue.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Louisa May Alcott's classic novel about a family of women in Civil War-era New England is again brought to the screen in this adaptation. The focus is on the March sisters, four young girls raised by their mother (Susan Sarandon) after their father leaves for battle as part of the Union Army. At the center is Jo March (Winona Ryder), an idiosyncratic would-be writer said to be based on Alcott herself, but the film also focuses on the stories of her sisters -- the more conventional Meg (Trini Alvarado), the innocent Beth (Claire Danes), and the precocious Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis, who represent Amy at different ages.) The film spans years, following the girls' struggles with life's challenges and illustrating how their family connection remains strong in the face of tragedies large and small. Australian director Gillian Armstrong emphasizes the story's feminist elements, particularly in Jo's journey to independence. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.

Special features: audio commentary by Gillian Armstrong; delected scenes with director's commentary; 'Making-of' featurette; two trivia games; historical timeline; isolated music score; costume and set design gallery; theatrical trailers; talent files and production notes.

Videodisc release of the 1994 motion picture by Columbia Pictures.

Music, Thomas Newman.

Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Christian Bale, Eric Stoltz.

Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their most cherished and painful moments of self-discovery as their mother's pride and strength guide them through questions of independence, romance and virtue.

Rated PG.

DVD.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Subtitled in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

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