After the Civil War, this movie, follows the daily activity and struggles of the March sisters, four young beautiful and smart girls, who live at the same small house, where they support each other and cooperate in overcoming all the obstacles they have while each one has her own life she dreams of living.
Ladies, get out your hand-hemmed handkerchiefs for the loveliest Little Women ever on screen.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
September 18, 2002
Despite good casting, interesting sets and costumes and Armstrong's good direction, the viewers still might feel somewhat cheated -- instead of an interesting period piece they received ordinary melodrama.
EmanuelLevy.Com
June 05, 2011
The third version of the classic is better than the second (in 1948) and almost as touching as Cukor's first rendition in 1933, toplining Kathatrine Hepburn.
Director Gillian Armstrong's feminist spin on classic material retains the moving humanity of Louisa May Alcott's novel while reworking it with welcome freshness.
An outstanding version of Louisa May Alcott's perennial, one that surpasses even the best previous rendition, George Cukor's 1933 outing starring Katharine Hepburn.
