This adaptation is linear in terms of narrative and clings pretty close to its source material.Ģ019: Written and directed by Greta Gerwig When a beloved novel is transferred from the page to the screen, it is understood that some elements (whether they be narrative and/or character) will either be changed or removed entirely from the final product. The winner is: the 1994 adaptation, but only by a hair.ġ994: Directed by Gillian Armstrong and written by Robin Swicord I still don’t have the same emotional connection with Amy as I do with Meg or Jo, but I appreciate that Gerwig took a chance and wrote Amy in a more sympathetic light. But in this film, Pugh plays Amy, not as a brat, but as the youngest is always in the shadows of her elder sisters, Jo specifically. The impression of Amy in the books and in previous adaptations is that she is a brat. Instead of two actresses, writer and director Greta Gerwig cast Florence Pugh, who plays Amy throughout the film. The difference between this film and the 1994 film is the portrayal of Amy. She is most certainly the character that fans of Little Women have adored for a century and a half. Her Jo March is spirited, independent, sometimes a little too quick to speak. Exploding into the public’s consciousness in the 2007 film adaptation of Atonement, this young actress has proved herself to be a chameleon, disappearing into the roles that she plays. Like her predecessor, Ronan is one of Hollywood’s “it” girls. It’s merely a choice by the creative team as to what is best for their film.Ģ019: Meg March (Emma Watson), Jo March (Saoirse Ronan), Beth March (Eliza Scanlen) Amy March ( Florence Pugh) Other adaptations have chosen to cast one actress and have her change as needed. In terms of the casting of two different actresses to play Amy, it’s a choice that is neither good or bad. As an audience member, I believed that these women were not performers paid to play a role, but members of a real family. As a whole, the actresses chosen to play the March sisters were well cast. It was, therefore, not a stretch to cast her as one of the most beloved characters in all of fiction. The question is, which adaptation is better? The March Sistersġ994: Meg March (Trini Alvarado), Jo March ( Winona Ryder), Beth March (Claire Danes), Amy March (Kirsten Dunst as young Amy and Samantha Mathis as older Amy).īack in the day, Winona Ryder was Hollywood’s it girl. The most recent adaptation, directed and written by Greta Gerwig was just released on Christmas Day. A few years later the 1994 Gillian Armstrong adaptation was released into theaters and I knew that I would have a lifelong love affair with this novel. The story of the March sisters growing up in Civil War-era Massachusetts left a mark on me that has lasted for decades. When I was about ten or eleven, someone gave me a child’s abridged version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women.
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