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Release Date:
10 May 1995 (USA)
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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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Princess
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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3 nominations
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(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)
(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)
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A sweet confection of a film-one of the overlooked gems of the '90s
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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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97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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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)
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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.