I remember as a little girl watching this movie hundreds of times. This movie is pure magic. The scenes, the stories are so beautiful. I love the message of this movie. Every girl is a princess, no matter what :)
A Little Princess
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Wonderful movie of a lonely girl's triumph.
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This review of A Little Princess was written by Common Sense Media Editors
Parents need to know that this movie includes images of war with dead men strewn about trenches and explosions in the background. Sara loses her father in one of the battles and mourns him for much of the movie. Her mother is also dead. One scary scene shows Sara almost fall to her death. Sara is a remarkable character, however. She sticks up for herself and others at all times and captivates all the school girls with her imaginative stories.
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What’s the Story?
In A LITTLE PRINCESS, motherless Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) is brought to Miss Minchin's boarding school by her father, who's heading off to war. She is the brightest girl in the school, with exquisite manners, but her odd fancies and her father's lavish provisions for her make the other girls uncomfortable or jealous. Her only friend in the school is Ermengarde (Heather DeLoach), a pudgy girl who has trouble with her lessons and is very grateful for Sara's attentions. Sara also befriends Becky (Vanessa Lee Chester), a scullery maid. When Captain Crewe is thought dead and his assets seized, Miss Minchin goes from doting on her to giving her the servant's quarters in the attic next to Becky.
Is It Any Good?
Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett published in 1905, Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation has that combination of magic, drama, boarding school bullies, and a resilient orphan that probably made him a shoe-in for the job of directing the third Harry Potter movie a few years later.
Unlike Cedric in Little Lord Fauntleroy, Sara Crewe can't be accused of being perfect, though she is not as deliciously unlikable as Mary in The Secret Garden. It takes her a long time to lose her temper and snap at Ermengarde, but she does, and she almost gives up hope. Although Sara is desperately hungry, she gives almost all her food to a beggar child who is even hungrier. Note the way that her compassion inspires others; the baker who watches her give the buns to the beggar child is so moved that she gives the child a home.
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros., Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Run time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release: 5/10/1995, DVD release: 9/15/1998
MPAA Rating: G
Run time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release: 5/10/1995, DVD release: 9/15/1998
MPAA Rating: G
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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Helped Shape Me Who I Am Today
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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A Little Princess
This was a really good movie. I've seen it a couple times, and I never get tired of it! There is some violence like battle scenes and shoving, but it's not that bad. Sara is a good role model because she makes friends with the nerdy girl and sticks up to the bully in the group. It's a really good movie and I think that you should see it, too!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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one of my favorite movies
This movie was really sad but amazing at the same time.i cried about 8 or 9 times and i NEVER cry at movies.....until now!
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I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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Children (a.k.a Ages 2-7) (too immature, bad, uneterntaining for boys, made for girls)
It is a little immature and there are no "real world" situations. Well, there are but no one of the characters "stand up" or "protest".
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a great movie
this is a great movie that made me cry when i watched it.
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A good movie, but not as good as the book
It really irritates me when people make a movie "based" on a book, and several of the main facets of the story are altered so that there is a trite, happy endng. This was one such movie. The book was far better, and more believable. To put the book aside, the movie was well acted and touching. Still, why is Hollywood incapable of respecting literature?
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For Geeks or Losers ONLY
OMG I loved this movie and da book. My bro is messing up my clothes. I do not like it when he is messing up my prada.
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