Little Women (2019)
Director: Greta Gerwig Run Time: 135 min. Format: Digital Rating: PG Release Year: 2019
Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan
Screenwriter: Greta Gerwig from the novel by Louisa May Alcott
Producers: Denise Di Novi, Amy Pascal, Robin Swicord
We’re restocking our handkerchiefs for Greta Gerwig’s timely and timeless adaptation of the classic tale of the bonds of sisterhood and female empowerment in an oppressive age with an all-star cast including Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Florence Pugh. With their father away as a chaplain 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, male friends start to become a part of the household. Bring your real or chosen sisters for the joy, romance, heartbreak, and warmth of this timeless classic.