Thursday 11 November 2021

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LITTLE WOMEN (1949)

 

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 (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Beth (Margaret O'Brien) and Amy (Elizabeth Taylor), who struggle to make ends meet in their New England household while the girl’s father, Jonathan (Leon Ames), is away fighting in the Civil War.

I his absence the family is headed by the girl’s beloved mother Marmee (Mary Astor), and the March family are supported by the help of their kind and wealthy neighbour, Mr. Laurence (C. Aubrey Smith), and his high spirited grandson Laurie (Peter Lawford).

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 (Lucile Watson) and Prof. Friedrich Bhaer (Rossano Brazzi).

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