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. So, whatever the opposite of "rolling over her grave" is? That's certainly what Alcott was doing while she was benevolently haunting the set of Little Women-if you, like Laura Dern, believe in that kind of thing.From Greta Gerwig comes a new interpretation of L.M. Meanwhile, the real Jo watches as the first copies of novel, Little Women, are printed, and she begins the journey toward literary superstardom-solo.Įssentially, Jo becomes Alcott herself-and Gerwig's Little Women becomes an ode to Alcott, a woman ahead of her time. At the end of the film, Jo writes a book version of Little Women in which Jo-the character-marries Professor Bhaer (Louis Garrel). Using a meta twist, Gerwig cleverly offers Jo (Saoirse Ronan) an off-ramp from the seemingly inescapable conveyer belt that leads to marriage. Alcott then invented Professor Bhaer, a prickly, older German professor, to deliberately rankle fans, and thwarted their overwhelming desire for Jo to marry Laurie, her childhood friend. During the year-long gap between Little Women and its sequel, Good Wives, Alcott was forced by publishers and fans to find Jo March, the rebellious second-oldest sister, a husband. But economic independence and literary success didn't constitute an adequately happy ending for a woman in 1868. That's what I started with," Gerwig told .Īlcott wanted Jo, her fictional alter-ego, to end up a "literary spinster" like she did.
"I wanted to give her an ending she might have liked. Gerwig, in the year 2019, had the chance to create the version of Little Women that Alcott, hemmed in by her era's strict Victorian sensibilities, could not. The way Gerwig talks about Alcott, it sounds like she's on one end of a century-spanning relay race, where the finish line is fulfilling Jo March's destiny. I felt the weight of it every day," Gerwig told, pointing out that she and Alcott were both 36 when they made their versions of Little Women. "I felt being in the presence of the place where she did the thing allowed me to do the thing that I wanted to do. The feeling of connection only increased once Gerwig got to Concord, the town where Alcott was born and buried, to film Little Women. "I was seized by the spirit of Louisa May Alcott," Gerwig told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year. From the inception of the project on, Gerwig sensed a spiritual connection between her and the author.
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