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A Little Princess
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Director:
Alfonso Cuarón
Writers (WGA):
Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel)
Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 May 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Every girl everwhere is a princess. more
Plot:
A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Cyt Presents A Little Princess 10/29-31 At The Rose Theater
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 October 2009, 3:00 AM, PDT)
Rt Interview: David Yates on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 (From Rotten Tomatoes. 14 July 2009, 11:27 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
A sweet confection of a film-one of the overlooked gems of the '90s more (95 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Liesel Matthews ... Sara Crewe
Eleanor Bron ... Miss Minchin
Liam Cunningham ... Capt. Crewe / Prince Rama

Rusty Schwimmer ... Amelia Minchin
Arthur Malet ... Charles Randolph
Vanessa Lee Chester ... Becky

Errol Sitahal ... Ram Dass
Heather DeLoach ... Ermengarde
Taylor Fry ... Lavinia
Darcie Bradford ... Jesse

Rachael Bella ... Betsy
Alexandra Rea-Baum ... Gertrude

Camilla Belle ... Jane
Lauren Blumenfeld ... Rosemary
Kelsey Mulrooney ... Lottie
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:G (certificate #33528) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment more

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Trivia:
As Sarah rides down the street at the film's conclusion, the name of one of the stores on the street is A.C. Blomquist & Co. Alan C. Blomquist was the Executive Producer of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Sara's shawl is blown off, she goes to retrieve it and stops because of the Ram Dass. When Ram Dass walks away, Sara turns in the opposite direction and doesn't pick up the shawl or the basket, but in the next shot, she has both. more
Quotes:
Sara Crewe: Papa? Maya told me that all girls are princesses.
Capt. Crewe: Maya... is a very wise woman.
Sara Crewe: Then it's true?
Capt. Crewe: You can be anything you want to be, my love, as long as you believe.
Sara Crewe: What do you believe?
Capt. Crewe: I believe that you are... and always will be... my little princess.
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Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tough Love (#5.19)" (2001) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
A sweet confection of a film-one of the overlooked gems of the '90s, 2 December 2005
9/10
Author: Scott Piehler from Atlanta, GA

This movie is on my short list of great live action family films. If you believe that every girl is a princess, this is the movie for you. Beautifully staged and shot, well-acted, superbly directed. This movie works from start to finish.

Some reviewers here on IMDb have slammed the film as overly sentimental. If you don't like movies with a sweet disposition, this isn't your film. Let's put it this way: if you think Frank Capra was the bane of American film-making, you're gonna hate this movie. If you judge films on a "the darker, the better" scale-why are you even watching this? Another caveat: I haven't read the book. The movie apparently takes great liberties with the book. If this kind of thing bothers you, stay away.

Alfonso Cuaron shows a deft handling of the sense of wonder here. When he was announced as the director of Harry Potter 3, his work on Little Princess made me confident he'd deliver the goods. One reviewer tried to declare that "Princess" was a calculated attempt by Cuaron to to get a gig on the Potter series. Impossible. "Princess" was released in 1995, and "Sorceror's/Philosopher's Stone" was PUBLISHED in 1998.

This is a small, quiet, sweet little film the entire family can enjoy, without insulting Mom & Dad's intelligence. It is the next step for all little girls who are starting to outgrow Belle/Ariel/Jasmine and the rest of the animated princesses. This Little Princess is real, and her story is worth watching.

Side note-little boys might not find the film engaging. It is kind of chick-flick for the tween set. That doesn't mean it's totally male-unfriendly. Fathers of daughters will be hard-pressed to avoid shedding a tear or two.

If you have a tween daughter, save some rental money and just buy it! She's going to watch it over and over.

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