Synopsis
Little Women is a coming-of-age drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. The family, headed by their beloved Marmee, must struggle to make ends meet, with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor, Mr. Laurence, and his high spirited grandson Laurie.
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Cast
- Katharine HepburnJo
- Joan BennettAmy
- Paul LukasProf. Bhaer
- Edna May OliverAunt March
- Jean ParkerBeth
- Frances DeeMeg
- Henry StephensonMr. Laurence
- Douglass MontgomeryLaurie
- John LodgeBrooke
- Spring ByingtonMarmee
Recommendations
- 100
The New York Times
The film begins in a gentle fashion and slips away smoothly without any forced attempt to help the finish to linger in the minds of the audience. Little Women is just as honest in its story as Jo's nature. - 100
Time Out
Surely the definitive version of Louisa May Alcott's novel, sweet, funny, perfectly cast, and exquisitely evocative in its New England period reconstruction. - 90
The New Yorker
A lovely, graceful film, and surprisingly faithful to the atmosphere, the Victorian sentiments, and the Victorian strengths of the Louisa May Alcott novel. - 90
TV Guide Magazine
This unabashedly sentimental adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel remains, to this day, an example of Hollywood's best filmmaking. - 88
The Seattle Times
This George Cukor adaptation is nevertheless regarded as the definitive Hollywood treatment. Katharine Hepburn and Spring Byington are particularly well-cast. [15 Dec 1994, p.E3] - 80
Variety
Intelligent, grown up rendition of the Louisa Alcott classic. - 80
Washington Post
The acclaimed director’s Depression-era film ranks among the better-known Little Women adaptations.
