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This article is about the 1994 film . For other uses, see Little Women (disambiguation). Little Women is the 1994 film version of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women adapted by Robin Swicord and directed by Gillian Armstrong. It stars Susan Sarandon as Marmee March, Winona Ryder as Josephine 'Jo' March, Claire Danes as Beth March, Kirsten Dunst as Younger Amy March, and Christian Bale as Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence. Little Women may refer to: Little Women, an 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott It may also refer to: Little Women (play), a 1913 play by Marian De Forest adapted from the Alcott novel Little Women (1933 film), a 1933 film starring Katharine Hepburn Little Women (1949 film), a 1949...
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Robin Swicord (born 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American screenwriter and film director. ...
Winona Laura Horowitz[1] (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...
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Trini Alvarado (born 10 January 1967 in New York, New York) is an American actress best known for her role as Meg March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcotts novel, Little Women. Her father is Spaniard and her mother is Puerto Rican. ...
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Little Women is a novel published in 1868 and written by American author Louisa May Alcott. ...
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Plot summary
The movie follows the March sisters, Meg (16), Jo (15), Beth (13) and Amy (12), as they grow up during and after the American Civil War. The family is faced with major and minor problems that they confront head on sharing laughter, tears, and some awkward moments. With their father away fighting in the Civil War, the girls are led by their strong-willed mother whom they affectionately call Marmee. One of the ways the girls find to deal with all that is going on is to create their own attic theater company, the Pickwick Society, where they write and perform in their own plays (especially Jo who is the central figure in organizing and writing the skits). Image File history File links Little_women_1994_lg_01. ...
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Winona Laura Horowitz[1] (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...
Trini Alvarado (born 10 January 1967 in New York, New York) is an American actress best known for her role as Meg March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcotts novel, Little Women. Her father is Spaniard and her mother is Puerto Rican. ...
Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the...
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Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American film, television, and theater actress. ...
Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
A lime becomes a rare and precious commodity that also serves as a lesson to the youngest, Amy, who succumbs to her moral values and goes with her family to deliver their Christmas meal with a family even less fortunate than their own. It is this selfless compassion that leads to tragedy for one of the girls, Beth. The sisters have their tiffs, especially Jo, upon whom the story mostly revolves. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...
Next door to them is a wealthy elderly man named Mr. Laurence, who at first keeps his distance from the March family. When his grandson Theodore (nicknamed "Laurie") moves in with him, Laurie becomes the girls' friend. One of the girls' favorite diversions is acting out Jo's many spirited plays - highly unrealistic and romantic, so they perform in secret. Jo invites Laurie to join their troupe, and he donates a mail-box as a peace offering. Over time, Mr. Laurence also becomes a kind friend, especially toward Beth, who plays the piano exquisitely and reminds him of his late daughter (presumably Laurie's aunt).
Jo accidentally holds the curling iron in Meg's hair too long, burning the piece right off before a fancy ball. Meg falls in love with Laurie's tutor, John Brooke, causing Jo to realize their childhood is coming to an end.
Christian Bale as Laurie and Winona Ryder as Jo As the girls grow up, they learn in their own time about life, loss, and most importantly, love. When their father gets hurt in the war and Marmee can't afford a train ticket, Jo sells off her hair to a wig shop to pay for it. When Jo reveals her hair to the family, all are shocked; especially young Amy, who rudely remarks that Jo's hair was "her one beauty". While Marmee is away, Beth contracts scarlet fever from the neighbor's infant. When Meg and Jo realize there is nothing that can be done to save their sister, they send for Marmee to return, while sending Amy away to live with Aunt March. Laurie, who accompanies her on the trip, vows to come and take Amy away if Aunt March is unkind to her; he also promises to kiss her before she dies, in response to one of her romantic/pathetic speeches. Prior to Beth's illness, Jo had been Aunt March's companion for years and hated every minute of it; the only reason she continued was knowing that one day Aunt March would go to Europe and would have to take Jo with her. Amy, as the sister most obsessed with money and good-looks, thrives as Aunt March's new companion. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1016x570, 121 KB) Jo and Laurie File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Mr. March finally returns home just in time for Christmas. Three years pass before Meg and John Brooke are married, meanwhile, Beth's health is growing steadily worse. Laurie graduates from college and admits his love for Jo, begging her to marry him and go away to London with him. Jo realizes, however, that she could never love Laurie more than as a wonderful big brother, so she refuses him. Heartbroken, Laurie flees to England.
Jo later deals with the added disappointment that Aunt March has decided to take Amy, who is now seventeen, with her to Europe instead of taking Jo. Crushed, she resolves to leave Concord for New York City to pursue her dream of writing and experiencing life. She meets Friedrich Bhaer, a German professor who lives at the boarding house where she stays. Friedrich challenges and stimulates Jo intellectually, introducing her to opera and philosophy, and spurs her to become an even better writer. The meaning of the word professor (Latin: [1]) varies. ...
The trip to Europe serves Amy well: she improves her painting and runs into her old childhood friend, Laurie. Finding that he has become dissolute and irresponsible, Amy censures him and refuses to having anything more to do with him until he pulls himself together. The two become close and to everyone's shock - especially Jo's - return home married. Although she bears no hard feelings over the marriage, Jo admits to being momentarily shaken as Laurie walks into the March home with her sister Amy as his new bride. This leads Jo to fear that she will never find love and will die alone. In more heartache in her drama-filled life, Jo rushes home to Beth, who finally succumbs to the lingering effects of the scarlet fever she suffered from for the past four years. Grieving for her sister, Jo retreats to the safety of her writing garret in the attic and begins to write out her life story. By morning she is finished, and sends it off to be published.
Meanwhile, a letter from Amy, who has returned to Europe with Laurie, informs the family that Aunt March is bedridden and would not survive a sea voyage; Amy is recruited to stay with her ailing aunt. When Aunt March dies, she leaves Jo her home of Plumfield. Jo soon comes up with the idea of making it a school. In the meantime, Meg gives birth to twins John "Demi" and Daisy. Hannah remains at home with the family, and when Jo returns from the garden one day, she finds her published manuscript, that has now been titled "Little Women". Hannah reveals that Freiderich brought it, and Jo rushes to find him, his umbrella in hand.
She finds Friederich at the end of the March's driveway, and thanks him for her book. At that moment, Friederich proposes and Jo accepts. The film ends with the two lovers kissing in the rain.
Academy Awards Nominations: Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ...
Winona Laura Horowitz[1] (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...
This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ...
The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ...
Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film score composer. ...
Trivia - During filming, Claire Danes accidentally set her wig on fire with one of the candles, causing Winona Ryder to come to her rescue.
- When problems arose over casting Laurie, Winona Ryder requested Christian Bale have the role.
- The film was dedicated in the memory of Polly Klass who was abducted and murdered the year before. Klass was a resident of Winona Ryder's hometown of Petaluma, California.
- Christian Bale met his future wife while filming this movie. She was Winona Ryder's personal assistant.
Petaluma is a city located in Sonoma County, California. ...
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See also - [[Little Women#Film|Film adaptations of the book.
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