A Little Princess (1995)

Directed by

Alfonso Cuarón

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, children's film, magic realist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

G

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,049 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Sara Crewe is sent to a New York boarding school where she is treated cruelly after her father is reported dead. She copes by using her imagination and kindness to create a better world around her.

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What happens

A Little Princess is a 1995 American fantasy drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Based upon the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film stars Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews (in her film debut), Vanessa Lee Chester, Rusty Schwimmer, Arthur Malet and Errol Sitahal. Its plot, heavily influenced by the 1939 cinematic version, focuses on Sara Crewe, a young girl who is relegated to a life of servitude at a New York boarding school after receiving news that her father Richard was killed in combat. A Little Princess was released in the United States by Warner Bros., through their Family Entertainment label, on May 10, 1995. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $10 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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