Director: Greta Gerwig
Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, based on the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet
Running Time: 135 minutes
Genre: Period drama
Set in the 1860s the film follows the four March sisters: Responsible Meg (Watson) the oldest of the four; stubborn and fiery Jo (Ronan), an aspiring writer; kind, shy and musical Beth (Scanlen) and the youngest of the four, Amy (Pugh), an aspiring painter.
This is one of several adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, which I have never read, and I have never seen any of the other adaptations of it, and so I cannot say how faithful or not this film is to it's source. The film introduces us to the March sisters as adults, and moves back and forth between their childhood and their adult lives. The film is beautifully made with some ravishing images, and impeccably played by a very strong cast. After having made a splash with her directorial debut Lady Bird, this marks Greta Gerwig as one of the most promising new directors working today. The film has a large cast of characters and moves between a number of different storylines and time frames, with nary a misstep. It also successfully balances period detail with a contemporary relevance.
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