Little Women movie review: Louisa M Alcott’s heart meets Greta Gerwig’s genius in a warm, welcome adaptation of a classic
4 years, 11 months ago

Little Women movie review: Louisa M Alcott’s heart meets Greta Gerwig’s genius in a warm, welcome adaptation of a classic

Hindustan Times  

Little Women Director: Greta Gerwig Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothee Chalamet Little Women movie review: The film is warm at its core with genius written in every frame. Soon after the Academy released its list of nominees for 2020, many flocked online to express disappointment at the snub to Little Women director, Greta Gerwig. Watch the trailer for Little Women: What Gerwig has achieved with her film is second to none of the men’s works listed above. A stunning and still-so-relevant adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women is warm at its core and has genius written on its every frame.

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Greta Gerwig's Little Women will have its India digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 26 April
4 years, 8 months ago

Greta Gerwig's Little Women will have its India digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 26 April

Firstpost  

Little Women is the seventh onscreen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name. Greta Gerwig’s Oscar nominated film Little Women will have its India digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video on April 26. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalamet, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen along with Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, Laura Dern, among others. Little …

Oscar snub of "Little Women" shows the limits of Hollywood feminism
4 years, 10 months ago

Oscar snub of "Little Women" shows the limits of Hollywood feminism

Salon  

The Oscars have long represented a way for the American film industry to celebrate and market its achievements. Nevertheless, it was surprising that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences snubbed Greta Gerwig in the category of best director for her film "Little Women" considering the movie's critical acclaim and that Gerwig is already one of only five women …

Women vying for Oscars salute their progress, snubs aside
4 years, 11 months ago

Women vying for Oscars salute their progress, snubs aside

Associated Press  

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The mood at Diane von Furstenberg’s lunch honoring this year’s female Oscar contenders could have been downbeat, given the shutout of women directors for Sunday’s awards. Laura Dern, a best supporting actress nominee for “Marriage Story,” kicked things off Wednesday by recalling von Furstenberg’s first nominees’ lunch six years ago. A single couch was enough to …

Little Women movie review: Greta Gerwig renders a soul-stirring portrait of the artist as a young woman
4 years, 11 months ago

Little Women movie review: Greta Gerwig renders a soul-stirring portrait of the artist as a young woman

Firstpost  

Language: English In one of many magical moments worth recounting in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Saoirse Ronan’s Jo protests against a society which expects all women to conform to its concept of the “ideal woman.” “Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. In Saoirse Ronan’s Jo, Gerwig thus gives us a charming portrait of …

Does the Academy Think Little Women Directed Itself?
4 years, 11 months ago

Does the Academy Think Little Women Directed Itself?

Slate  

Little Women must be a wondrous motion picture indeed. When the Academy Award nominations were announced Monday morning, that august body saw fit to recognize the film for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Costume Design. I’ve long considered myself an awards-neutral critic, unable to get too worked up about “snubs” and “nods” and …

Essay: On Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation of Little Women
4 years, 11 months ago

Essay: On Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation of Little Women

Hindustan Times  

The sixth movie adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women had its worldwide premiere at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on 7 December 2019, releasing commercially on 25 December, 2019. Greta Gerwig’s recent film mentions the Brontës just as it incorporates contemporary feminist terms and expressions into its script, but in Alcott’s own time the choices allowed women were …

35 actors under 35 to watch out for in 2020s, from Florence Pugh, Daniel Kaluuya to Zazie Beetz, Noah Jupe
4 years, 11 months ago

35 actors under 35 to watch out for in 2020s, from Florence Pugh, Daniel Kaluuya to Zazie Beetz, Noah Jupe

Firstpost  

Which actors will become household names in the 2020s, and change the future of the craft? Daniel Kaluuya | Notable roles: Get Out, Queen & Slim, Black Mirror Nicholas Hoult | Notable roles: The Favourite, Mad Max: Fury Road Taron Egerton | Notable roles: Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle Jack O’Connell | Notable roles: Unbroken, ‘71, Starred Up Elizabeth Debicki | …

How could the Oscars ignore these brilliant women directors?
4 years, 11 months ago

How could the Oscars ignore these brilliant women directors?

BBC  

How could the Oscars ignore these brilliant women directors? The most memorable single moment of yesterday’s Oscar nominations came not from any single inclusion or exclusion, but from presenter Issa Rae’s deliciously pointed statement “congratulations to those men” on introducing the Best Director shortlist. Claire Denis, High Life Alamy It was excellent to see South Korea’s Bong Joon Ho among …

‘Little Women’: Costumes get a modern spin in Greta Gerwig adaptation
5 years ago

‘Little Women’: Costumes get a modern spin in Greta Gerwig adaptation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in December 2019. Jacqueline Durran has since won the Oscar for best costume design for “Little Women.” CNN — From the sinister, suit-clad cast of 2011’s Cold War thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” to Emma Watson’s ballroom-ready Belle in 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” British designer Jacqueline Durran is no stranger to costuming …

Little Women review: Greta Gerwig’s loving adaptation waltzes with a literary ghost
5 years ago

Little Women review: Greta Gerwig’s loving adaptation waltzes with a literary ghost

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A loosely autobiographical tale about four New England sisters making their …

'Little Women' Again? Greta Gerwig's Adaptation Is Both Faithful And Radical
5 years ago

'Little Women' Again? Greta Gerwig's Adaptation Is Both Faithful And Radical

NPR  

Greta Gerwig's Adaptation Is Both Faithful And Radical Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilson Webb/CTMG/Columbia Pictures Wilson Webb/CTMG/Columbia Pictures Over the past few weeks I've had people ask me about the new Little Women with equal parts excitement and nervousness: Was it any good? After so many earlier screen adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel — from the 1933 …

Little Women director Greta Gerwig breaks silence after being snubbed by Golden Globes
5 years ago

Little Women director Greta Gerwig breaks silence after being snubbed by Golden Globes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greta Gerwig has commented on being snubbed by the Golden Globes …

Why Little Women is a triumph
5 years ago

Why Little Women is a triumph

BBC  

Why Little Women is a triumph Columbia Pictures Greta Gerwig’s new adaptation brings a contemporary vision to the 19th-Century novel that should be considered a classic in its own right, writes Caryn James. Little Women Director: Greta Gerwig Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep Run-time: 134 mins Release date: 25 December …

The Greta Gerwig Trick For A Modern 'Little Women': 'Make It Sad'
5 years, 1 month ago

The Greta Gerwig Trick For A Modern 'Little Women': 'Make It Sad'

Huff Post  

Greta Gerwig kept pausing, sometimes midsentence. “Little Women” isn’t Gerwig’s first solo directorial achievement — that’s the 2017 coming-of-age hit “Lady Bird” — yet it is the movie she was destined to make, as corny as that sounds. Gerwig’s “Little Women” is a dissertation on the passage of time, the evolution of femininity and the weight of shared stories. Sony …

Little Women review-round up: Saorise Ronan, Florence Pugh are 'standouts' in Greta Gerwig's adaptation
5 years, 1 month ago

Little Women review-round up: Saorise Ronan, Florence Pugh are 'standouts' in Greta Gerwig's adaptation

Firstpost  

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the classic novel Little Women is about to hit theatres later this year. Here is what critics have to say about Little Women Kate Erbland of IndieWire notes while Gerwig “modernised the book’s timeless story in unexpected ways,” it is clear the director has “affection for the original, and keenly aware of how the concerns of …

Review: With a splendid new ‘Little Women,’ Greta Gerwig is thinking big
5 years, 1 month ago

Review: With a splendid new ‘Little Women,’ Greta Gerwig is thinking big

LA Times  

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every generation needs its own film version of “Little Women,” and why not. Louisa May Alcott’s novel of sisters wanting to do it for themselves has been so cherished and so inspirational for so long that even publicity for a 1918 silent version refers to “the book that for 40 years has been …

Little Women early reactions: Saorise Ronan is 'fierce' in Greta Gerwig's 'meticulously-crafted adaptation'
5 years, 2 months ago

Little Women early reactions: Saorise Ronan is 'fierce' in Greta Gerwig's 'meticulously-crafted adaptation'

Firstpost  

Little Women, which also stars Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and Emma Watson, will be released in later December this year Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the classic novel Little Women is about to hit theatres later this year, however it seems that it could possibly be the best rendition of the story yet, according to some early reactions. The 2019 rendition …

Little Women first reactions hail Greta Gerwig's 'wonderful' adaptation and 'astonishing' Florence Pugh
5 years, 2 months ago

Little Women first reactions hail Greta Gerwig's 'wonderful' adaptation and 'astonishing' Florence Pugh

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first reactions to Greta …

Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative
5 years, 3 months ago

Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hosted a luncheon Wednesday supporting female filmmakers and celebrating the women behind Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Little Women.” The event, held at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room, drew much of New York’s filmmaking elite and many of the faces likely to be seen throughout the …

Little Women trailer sees Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet struggle for love
5 years, 4 months ago

Little Women trailer sees Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet struggle for love

Firstpost  

The Little Women novel by Louisa May Alcott follows the four March sisters in 19th-century New England, in the aftermath of the Civil War The new adaptation of the classic novel Little Women, stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh, along with Timothee Chalamet, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. The classic novel by Louisa May Alcott follows …

A Key Line in the Little Women Trailer Is Not From Little Women at All
5 years, 4 months ago

A Key Line in the Little Women Trailer Is Not From Little Women at All

Slate  

In the joyous new trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Little Women adaptation, forward-thinking, feminist Jo March makes an impassioned plea for women’s equality: “Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as beauty, and I’m so sick of people saying that love is just all a …

Little Women trailer: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Timothée Chalamet star in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-primed adaptation
5 years, 4 months ago

Little Women trailer: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Timothée Chalamet star in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-primed adaptation

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s star-studded …

Little Women: First look of Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen in Greta Gerwig's film adaptation
5 years, 6 months ago

Little Women: First look of Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen in Greta Gerwig's film adaptation

Firstpost  

Little Women, an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott, will release in cinemas on 25 December. The first look of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women was recently released by Vanity Fair. One still features Emma Watson as Meg, Florence Pugh as Amy, Saoirse Ronan as Jo, and Eliza Scanlen as Beth. Another still introduces …

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