Little Women

UPC: 012569676855

Studio: Turner Home

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Child Classic]

Summary: George Cukor directed this classic adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's sentimental novel with a shimmering lavishness that is a prime example of the classic Hollywood style at its best. The story concerns the lives of four New England sisters -- Jo (Katharine Hepburn), Amy (Joan Bennett), Meg (Frances Dee), and Beth (Jean Parker) -- during the time of the Civil War. Jo desires to leave home to become a writer, but decides to stay to help the family. But Meg announces her plans to get married, so Jo leaves for New York City. As she settles down to a writing career, she meets Professor Fritz Bhaer (Paul Lukas), who helps her with her work. While Jo is away, Amy falls in love and marries Jo's old flame Laurie Laurence (Douglass Montgomery). But Jo is forced to return to New England when she discovers Beth is dying. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Actress – Venice International Film Festival Award – Photoplay 10 Best Films – Film Daily 10 Best Films – New York Times

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Scoring Session Music Cues
Notes On Hepburn/Cukor Collaboration & Awards

Little Women

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/29/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Little Women
1. Credits [1:14]
2. Mrs. March [2:28]
3. Jo and Aunt March [3:20]
4. Sketch Artist Amy [2:18]
5. Fainting Rehearsal [6:29]
6. Father's Letter [2:37]
7. At the Spinet [2:02]
8. Christmas Morning [3:04]
9. Movable Feast [1:23]
10. The Witch's Curse [4:56]
11. Visiting the Laurences [6:53]
12. Fastidious Party Guests [4:19]
13. Their Admirers [3:24]
14. Celebrated Authoress [4:11]
15. Gift of Music [3:47]
16. The Telegram [5:00]
17. Beth Stricken [3:17]
18. Bedside Vigil [6:31]
19. Homecoming [1:31]
20. Pledged to each other [4:41]
21. Wedding Day Blues [5:13]
22. Jo's Decision [2:37]
23. Mrs. Kirke's Boarding House [2:51]
24. Kindred Spirits [4:38]
25. Europe-bound [3:39]
26. Writing from the Heart [5:02]
27. Her Beth [7:14]
28. Mutual Comfort [1:19]
29. Learning About Love [2:06]
30. Brother and Sister [2:26]
31. All Together [2:20]
32. Not Empty Now [1:53]
33. Cast List [:30]

Dan Jardine

One of Hollywood's original "chick flicks," this faithful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Civil War-era novel focuses almost exclusively on the ambitions, desires, and emotions of the titular four sisters. The expensive and attractive production literally embodies that most manipulative of cinematic clich?s, "I laughed, I cried." Little Women's first half, focused on the sisters' effervescent and fun-loving youth, gradually gives way to a melancholy, downbeat second half, in which we witness confusion, disappointment, and death. The film's willingness to concentrate almost exclusively on these four sisters, who vary from confident to reticent, was an important step forward in the cinematic treatment of women. How the "little women" hold up as they undergo their trials and tribulations is also essential, as they survive and thrive without (and occasionally despite) men, who appear only in supporting roles, a tidy inversion of Hollywood tradition. Little Women's star-making performance was that of Katherine Hepburn, whose tomboyish spunk is wonderfully endearing in the role of Jo, the embryonic writer. However, the supporting work of Joan Bennett, Jean Parker, and Frances Dee is also key to the film's enduring appeal. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Cukor, Little Women won best adapted screenplay for Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason. ~ Dan Jardine, Rovi

Cast and Crew: June Filmer  Actor 
Marion Ballou  Actor 
Harry Beresford  Actor 
Olin Howland  Actor 
Dorothy Gray  Actor 
Marina Schubert  Actor 
Merian C. Cooper  Executive Producer 
George Cukor  Director 
Victor Heerman  Screenwriter 
Sarah Y. Mason  Screenwriter 
Max Steiner  Composer (Music Score) 
Katharine Hepburn  Actor 
Joan Bennett  Actor 
Paul Lukas  Actor 
Frances Dee  Actor 
Jean Parker  Actor 
Edna May Oliver  Actor 
Douglass Montgomery  Actor 
Henry Stephenson  Actor 
Spring Byington  Actor 
Samuel S. Hinds  Actor 
Mabel Colcord  Actor 
John Lodge  Actor 
Nydia Westman  Actor 

Country: USA