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Little Women Double Feature
September 15, 2018 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Double Feature: Little Women
(1933 & 1994)
Saturday, September 15, 2018, 12:30-4:30 pm
@ Fort Bragg Library
The endearing saga of the March sisters — Meg (Frances Dee), Jo (Katharine Hepburn), Amy and Beth — who come of age in New England during the Civil War, is based on the classic Louisa May Alcott novel. With Mr. March away fighting for the Union cause, the girls and their beloved mother, Marmee (Spring Byington), manage to keep their spirits up through dire economic and emotional crises, until Jo’s literary aspirations and Meg’s romance with a teacher threaten to pull the sisters apart.
Release date: November 24, 1933 (USA)
Director: George Cukor
Adapted from: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Costume design: Walter Plunkett
Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Medal for Best Actress
In this 1994 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, the March sisters confront growing pains, financial shortages, family tragedies and romantic rivalries in mid-19th-century Massachusetts. Jo (Winona Ryder) struggles for independence and sometimes clashes with her beloved mother and her sisters Meg, Amy and Beth. She also contends with their cranky Aunt March, their impulsive neighbor Laurie (Christian Bale) and kindly linguistics professor Friedrich Bhaer (Gabriel Byrne).
Release date: December 21, 1994 (USA)
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Adapted from: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Music: Tomas Newman
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actress; Best Costume Design