Little Women (2019) [DVD]

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It is uniformly well acted by a strong and committed ensemble cast, but special mention should go to Saiorse Ronan's passionate Jo - she seems to get better with each successive performance - and Laura Dern's Marmie, who allows us a unique insight into her own private grief, which has been singularly lacking in previous adaptations, where this role is frequently reduced to saccharine saintliness. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was ultimately rejected. Cover Notes: Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst and Trini Alvarado star in this 1990s update of the classic Civil War tale which follows the lives of sisters Meg (Alvarado), Jo (Ryder), Beth (Danes) and Amy (Dunst) who are left at home with their mother during the war.

Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver, Jean Parker, Frances Dee, Henry Stephenson, Douglass Montgomery, John Lodge, Spring Byington, Samuel S.Naturally lit scenes remain quite gorgeous with great shadow and definition, allowing details to remain quite strong and not lose touches of texture and detail. Balance works with such timeliness as the score, effects and vocals are able to weave and wander around one another.

For as little as we get of Scanlen as Beth, she does well as a woman trying to come to terms with herself and others when they don’t feel ready to move on.Dialogue Reproduction: Vocals are clear and crisp, featuring great clarity and attention to diction along with slight mouth sounds emanating from the actors. Quite possibly the most breathtaking aspect of this film is the harmonious romance of the cinematography with the sets, locations and costume design.