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Actors: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Spring Byington
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Little Women (1933) |
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This is the first major film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel about the four March sisters' coming of age in 1860's New England. We see the quartet brave the Civil War without their father around, befriend the lonely rich boy next door, learn about altruism from Marmee (their mom), and deal with loss, separation and death.
Unlike the feminist spirit that dominates the 1994 version, here the emphasis is on relationships. While the movie does deal with Jo March's drive to be a writer, it spends much more time on the girls mixing with one another, as well as with those around them, and mulling over life's prospects, especially romantic attachments.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Little Women (1933) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Sister
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Kind of conflict:
- war, Civil
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long curly
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 40%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- book
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