#Little women 2019 cast movie#
If she were the only leg the movie had to stand on it would be entirely adequate. But Pugh manages to turn the most objectively annoying character in the movie into a wonderfully complex study of sisterhood. Sure Saoirse Ronan is great as always, and Laura Dern just won the Golden Globe for her supporting role.oh yeah, in the movie.too. If Florence Pugh wasn't already on my short list for best actress from her exhausting and sublime performance in MIDSOMMAR earlier this year, her turn as Amy in LITTLE WOMEN just shot her to the top of whatever list of good actors I don't actually keep. The ‘94 version is probably a little better, but Gerwig's Little Woman is a compelling coming-of-age drama with its own unique character and charm. Still, the authenticity of the costumes and sets is remarkable, and the score is beautifully done. And Gerwig tries to slip in some liberal messaging that takes one out of the film which is really kind of a shame given how powerful the original material is on its own. However, it tries to get a little meta in its shifting time frames and parallel storytelling which can get kind of confusing. And Gerwig too does a great job at capturing the romantic tone of the novel and the ambiance of the period. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, and Chris Cooper, the film has an impressive cast that gives good performances. The story follows four sisters as they grow up in the backdrop of the American Civil War as they deal with issues of love and loss, and finding their own way in the world. Alcott's classic novel Little Women for a new generation. There’s a sartorial line between Meg and Jo, and Beth and Amy.From Greta Gerwig comes a new interpretation of L.M. Meg aspires to be a proper lady once she’s married, so we start seeing her in a corset and hoop, whereas Jo was never aspiring to that. We took certain liberties for example, Beth and Jo don’t wear all that. Well, if this was the Victorian era, the girls would have been wearing an elaborate system of bloomers/a chemise, a corset, a hoop, a petticoat, a skirt, and a bodice. If she wore a dark cape, we’d add a red ribbon, to show that Marmee is nonconformist. Still, she’s progressive, so it was tricky to show both. Marmee is an adult and an important person in her community, so her clothes needed to be quite Victorian to contrast with the girls. I was inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s mother, who was a radical herself, and Laura interpreted that Marmee should be a radical woman, even though she’s from a good East Coast family. The dress never gets made, so Meg is just choosing the cloth. We do know it’s supposed to be dove-gray, but they chose new fabric in a different color. There are no real cues in the book about what Meg’s new dress should look like. What about Meg? There’s a famous scene in the book, that’s also reflected in the film, involving her and an expensive dress that doesn’t "haunt her delightfully, as a new dress should." Meanwhile, Beth doesn’t dress for occasions she stays at home, acting as the glue of the family, and doesn’t really care what she wears. Her style is influenced by Impressionist paintings, which she admires but despairs of matching with her own artwork she’s the most fashion-forward for 1897, and she’d be maximizing her costume even while painting, even in mourning. She loves fancy clothes, a trait that carries on into adulthood when she’s in Paris, you know she’d be going for the biggest style impact possible. How does each individual sister’s style reflect her character?Įven as a child, Amy is the most decorated.