A Little Princess (1995)
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 1
Alfonso Cuarón adapts Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel with a keen sense of magic realism, vividly recreating the world of childhood as seen through the characters.
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1
Alfonso Cuarón adapts Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel with a keen sense of magic realism, vividly recreating the world of childhood as seen through the characters.
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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Movie Info
A privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children's fantasy. Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story's setting to World War I. 10 year-old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a respected New York City boarding school while her British father heads overseas to fight. Filled with wild stories and a playful attitude, the
Aug 4, 1995 Wide
Nov 18, 1997
Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Eleanor Bron
Miss Minchin -
Liam Cunningham
Captain Crewe/Prince... -
Liesel Matthews
Sara Crewe -
Rusty Schwimmer
Amelia Minchin -
Arthur Malet
Charles Randolph -
Vanessa Lee Chester
Becky -
Judith Drake
Bakery Woman -
David Fresco
Begger Man in Fantas... -
Taylor Fry
Lavinia -
Peggy Miley
Mabel Cook -
Alison Moir
Princess Sita -
Lomax Study
Monsieur Dufarge -
Tim Winters
Frances Milkman -
Robert P. Cohen
Ermengarde's Father -
Chris Ellis
Policeman -
Nathaniel Merrill
Doctor in Hospital -
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr Barrow -
Heather DeLoach
Ermengarde -
Kelsey Mulrooney
Lottie -
Camilla Belle
Jane -
Kaitlin Cullum
Ruth -
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All Critics (34) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
The film uses studio resources to create an entrancing world both in New York and in the heroine's fantasies about India.
Top CriticAn astonishing work of studio artifice, A Little Princess is that rarest of creations, a children's film that plays equally well to kids and adults.
An exemplary version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel.
A bright, beautiful and enchantingly childlike vision.
Cuaron's version of magic realism consists of seeing incredibly fanciful sets and situations in precise detail.
The 1939 Shirley Temple version of this book came closer to capturing Sara's vitality.
One of the very best children's movies of the past quarter-century.
This new version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's classic boasts first-rate production values and a political sensitivity befitting the '90s, but it doesn't quite capture the magic of the 1939 Shirley Temple vehicle.
Cuaron finds the perfect style for this trusted formula; what could have been routine kids' stuff flourishes with his sure feeling for space, light and colour.
Soppy and girlish in the extreme, this should keep even the tiniest viewer rapt, while all too many adults may fall victim to an inexplicable bout of eye-watering long before the closing credits.
Wonderful movie of a lonely girl's triumph.
A truly captivating children's film that never got its due in the theaters.
This is a magical film.
Enchanting drama based on a children's classic.
No es una película. Es un trozo de magia esparcido sobre el celuloide.
Enchanting family fare.
From the exquisite costumes to the remarkable set design to the superb performances, this fairy tale comes to life in a way that makes you despair at its ending. But though end it must, its spirit of imagination and its magic of abiding love lingers on.
[Best character was] Indian manservant who almost never spoke ... Powerful eyes.
A delightfully enchanting family fantasy, A Little Princess has all the earmarks of a classic.
Audience Reviews for A Little Princess
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Its a sweet movie thats a family gem and worth a watch!
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Foreign Titles
- Die kleine Prinzessin (DE)
