Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s and is a “coming of age” drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg (Trini Alvarado), Jo (Winona Ryder), Beth (Claire Danes) and Amy (Kirsten Dunst/ Samantha Mathis), who struggle to make ends meet in their New England household while the girl’s father, Jonathan (Matthew Walker), is away fighting in the Civil War.
I his absence the family is headed by the girl’s beloved mother Marmee
(Susan Sarandon), and the March
family are supported by the help of their kind and wealthy neighbour, Mr.
Laurence (John Neville), and his high
spirited grandson Laurie (Christian Bale).
The story details the March girl’s passage from childhood to womanhood
and despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face
blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining
their unbreakable bond as sisters.
The other pivotal
characters in the story are Aunt Kathryn March (Mary Wickes) and Prof.
Friedrich Bhaer (Gabriel Byrne).
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