From Book to Film 2024: Little Women (2019)
Director: Greta Gerwig Run Time: 135 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2019
Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan
Country: United States
Language: English, France
From Book to Film at Gateway Film Center
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Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms – is both timeless and timely.
“Little Women is clearly the work of a writer and director who has learned to pay loving attention to the small and beautiful things in life, and wants us to do so, too. It is, at all times, a purely moving delight.”-Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
Among numerous accolades, Gerwig’s Little Women (2019)garnered six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Pugh), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score, and won for Best Costume Design.
About the filmmaker:
Greta Gerwig is a celebrated American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director who gained a following with her early independent film work. She made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed coming-of-age film Lady Bird (2017), which earned her Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Her other solo directorial projects are the universally acclaimed Little Women (2019) and the summer 2023 sensation Barbie (2023), with a screenplay co-written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.
Her other collaborations with Baumbach include starring roles in Greenberg (2010) and White Noise (2022), and writing and starring in Frances Ha (2012) and Mistress America (2015). In 2011, Gerwig received an award for Acting from the Athena Film Festival for her artistry as one of the definitive screen actresses of her generation. She also collaborated on a number of projects with Joe Swanberg, including Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008). Her other major leading roles include Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016).
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