Rating: PG
Genre: Romance
Release Date: 04/25/2000
SubTitles: English/Espanol/Por/KO/TH
Dubbed: English/Espanol/Por
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 118 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

Louisa May Alcott's classic novel about a family of women in Civil War-era New England is again brought to the screen in this adaptation. The focus is on the March sisters, four young girls raised by their mother (Susan Sarandon) after their father leaves for battle as part of the Union Army. At the center is Jo March (Winona Ryder), an idiosyncratic would-be writer said to be based on Alcott herself, but the film also focuses on the stories of her sisters -- the more conventional Meg (Trini Alvarado), the innocent Beth (Claire Danes), and the precocious Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis, who represent Amy at different ages.) The film spans years, following the girls' struggles with life's challenges and illustrating how their family connection remains strong in the face of tragedies large and small. Australian director Gillian Armstrong emphasizes the story's feminist elements, particularly in Jo's journey to independence.

~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Winona Ryder - Jo March
Gabriel Byrne - Friedrich Bhaer
Trini Alvarado - Meg March
Samantha Mathis - Amy March (older)
Susan Sarandon - Marmee March
Kirsten Dunst - Amy March (Age 10)
Claire Danes - Beth March
Eric Stoltz - John Brooke
John Neville - Grandpa Lawrence
Christian Bale - Laurie Laurence
Mary Wickes - Aunt March

Production:
Gillian Armstrong - Director
Denise Di Novi - Producer
Robin Swicord - Co Producer
Thomas Newman - Composer
Nicholas Beauman - Editor
Robin Swicord - Screen Writer
Jim Erickson Richard St. John Harrison Lee Smith - Set Designer
Richard Hudolin - Art Director
Warren Carr - Associate Producer
Carrie Frazier - Casting
Shani Ginsberg - Casting
Stuart Aikins - Casting
Geoffrey Simpson - Cinematographer
Peter Levy - Cinematographer
Colleen Atwood - Costume Designer
Mark Turnbull - First Assistant Director
Naomi Donne - Makeup
Eric Batut - Musical Direction/Supervision
Jan Roelfs - Production Designer
William H. Orr - Special Effects
Louisa May Alcott - Book Author

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