A Little Princess (1995)
- Starring:
- Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- Drama, Family & Kids
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A privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children's fantasy. Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story's setting to World War I. 10 year-old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a respected New York City boarding school while her British father heads overseas to fight. Filled with wild stories and a playful attitude, the unconventional Sara becomes popular amongst her classmates but quickly comes into conflict with the harsh headmistress, Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron), who attempts to quash the child's individuality. The young girl's situation takes a serious turn for the worse when she unexpectedly receives word of her father's death, and, suddenly impoverished, is forced into life as a servant. Treated as a lesser class of person by her former companions, Sara instead befriends her fellow servants and turns to the power of imagination in order to maintain hope for the future. In addition to changing the story's setting, screenwriters Richard LaGravenese and Elizabeth Chandler add a layer of Indian mythology to the tale, allowing director Alfonso Cuaron the chance to punctuate the riches-to-rags fable with a series of lush, imaginative fantasy sequences. Though A Little Princess had difficulty attracting audiences during its initial run, its visual splendor and touching storytelling were praised by many critics, several of whom proclaimed the film one of the best family-oriented productions of its time. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- Eleanor Bron - Miss Minchin
- Liesel Matthews - Sara Crewe
- Arthur Malet - Charles Randolph
- Vincent Schiavelli - Mr Barrow
- Alison Moir - Princess Sita
- Tim Winters - Frances, Milkman
- Heather DeLoach - Ermengarde
- Judith Drake - Bakery Woman
- Camilla Belle - Jane
- Lomax Study - Monsieur Dufarge
- Kaitlin Cullum - Ruth
- Liam Cunningham - Captain Crewe/Prince Rama
- Rusty Schwimmer - Amelia Minchin
- Vanessa Lee Chester - Becky
- Kelsey Mulrooney - Lottie
- Peggy Miley - Mabel, Cook
- Nathaniel Merrill - Doctor in Hospital
- Chris Ellis - Policeman
- Robert P. Cohen - Ermengarde's Father
- David Fresco - Begger Man in Fantasy Forest
- Taylor Fry - Lavinia
- Director(s):
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Writer(s):
- Richard LaGravenese
- Producer(s):
- Mark Johnson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Excellent For Children, Child Classic, Mild Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama, Family & Kids
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- 1994 - A Little Princess - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Music Score
- 1994 - A Little Princess - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
