A Little Princess

A Little Princess
by Alfonso Cuar?n

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Actor: Arthur Malet, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews, Rusty Schwimmer
Director: Alfonso Cuar?n
Brand: BRON,ELEANOR
Producer: Alan C. Blomquist
Producer: Amy Ephron
Producer: Dalisa Cohen
Producer: Mark Johnson
Writer: Elizabeth Chandler
Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Writer: Richard LaGravenese
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-11-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Reviews of A Little Princess

DVD Review: My Favorite Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

The is one of my favorite movies from my childhood and I bought it to pass it on to my 7-year old cousin. She's always been wondering why I say that all girls are princesses and now she'll know where I got it from.

DVD Review: great movie
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great movie. My little girl loves it. The movie is as described. I am very please with this purchase. Will purchase more movies.

DVD Review: For My Wife
Summary: 5 Stars

My wife just turned 30 and had wanted some things from her youth. This was one of her favorite movies so I bought it for her. It came in quickly and was in excellent condition.

DVD Review: Enchanting movie filled with drama and lovable characters.
Summary: 5 Stars

I don't care if the 1995 film adaption had major changes that didn't resemble the original book written many years ago. Honestly, this is the best film I've ever watched in my lifetime being that it was my first film I watched on TV after its theatrical release.

Recently watching it on TV, the English-language version of the film is extremely well done. I loved Liesel Matthews' portrayal of Sara Crewe. She had a very sweet and gentle tone and attitude throughout the film, not to mention brave too. In my opinion, I hated how much Minchin treated Sara just because of her imaginations and fantasy, as well as abusing her powers. She's just a 10 year old! Plus, she's a contradictory witch because she is a thief herself by claiming all of Sara's possessions without consent. If she suffered "financial losses",she shouldn't go after her wealth. She has to earn it, not steal it, but whatever.

I know what is a real brat and I see one, and its certainly not Sara. Go watch the Spanish dub of 1998's The Parent Trap and you'll see the real definition of a bratty girl. I will always love and enjoy this film no matter what. All of the drama is the reason why I truly enjoy the movie, as well as the sadness present. And btw,

"I am a Princess. ALL girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics... Even if they live in rags... Even if they aren't pretty, OR young, OR smart, they're STILL princesses. ALL of us. Didn't your father ever tell you that? DIDN'T he?"

I consider this line as a memorable quote. Stand up for yourself if you're in a terrible situation. Don't ever let someone dominate over you.

DVD Review: If you love the book, don't bother with the movie!
Summary: 2 Stars

The book on which this film is based was my very favorite book growing up. I hated this movie because of the vast discrepancies (starting with the way-off depiction of Sara) and because it fails to provoke the pathos of the original story. I normally love this director, but this film's a dud.

I'd recommend it only to someone who's never read the book and wants a nice, bland family film to watch with their daughters.

Description of A Little Princess

The beloved story from the author of the Secret Garden becomes 1995's best reviewed film. A young girl must rely on her wits and imagination when she is separated from her soldier father and sent to a strict boarding school. Year: 1995 Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews

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After the critical success of 1993's The Secret Garden, Warner Bros. returned to the novels of Frances Hodgson Burnett to create this 1995 adaptation of A Little Princess, which instantly ranked with The Secret Garden as one of the finest children's films of the 1990s. Neither film was a huge box-office success, but their quality speaks for itself, and A Little Princess has all the ingredients of a timeless classic. A marvel of production design, the film features lavish sets built almost entirely on a studio backlot in Burbank, California. The story opens in New York just before the outbreak of World War I, when young Sara (Liesel Matthews) is enrolled in private boarding school while her father goes off to war. Under the domineering scrutiny of the school's wicked headmistress, Miss Minchen (Eleanor Bron), Sara quickly becomes popular with her schoolmates, but fate intervenes and she soon faces a stern reversal of fortune, resorting to wild flights of fancy to cope with an unexpectedly harsh reality. Rather than label her fanciful tales as escapist fantasy, A Little Princess actively encourages a child's power of imagination--a power that can be used to learn, grow, and adapt to a world that is often cruel and difficult. It's also one of the most visually beautiful films of the '90s and creates a fully detailed world within the boarding school--a place where imagination is vital to survival. A first-class production in every respect, this is one family film that should (if it's not too stuffy to say it) be considered required viewing for parents and kids alike. --Jeff Shannon

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