Little Women
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pishitsurii Greta has successfully switched the story line so we remember the sisters youth in flashbacks, to illustrate their present. And we start midway in the book with Jo, played by the always incredible Saoirse Ronan, lodging in New York, and trying to sell her writing to Tracy Letts's publisher Mr Dashwood. He wants pot boilers and if the main character isn't married at the end, then kill her off instead. Elder sister Meg played by Emma Watson is already married to the penniless but so handsome James Norton's John Brooke, with children. This Little Women has moved fast to Good Wives and Little Men. Florence Pugh is the delightfully well mannered, but at times dastardly Amy, just missing Elizabeth Taylor's peg for her nose. And Eliza Scanlen plays sweet shy Beth. I must also at this point praise Chris Cooper's Mr Laurence. The March's wealthy neighbour. The two of them mainly responsible for my many tears over the piano.
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pishitsurii The period during and after the Civil War, and the genteel poverty of the Massachusetts March household is fabulously created by Jess Gonchor's production design. With sumptuous set decoration by Claire Kaufman. The cinematography by Yorick Le Saux is like watching paint dry by the great Renoir and his fellow Impressionist artists, with Cortès's street scenes. And by this I actually mean terrific in every sense. But the grand master is Greta Gerwig herself. I've followed her since Frances Ha, and Lady Bird was one of the many films I enjoyed but sadly never got round to reviewing. Hopefully this is my amends and at the forthcoming awards hope she is well and truly considered.
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pishitsurii The female March household is run by Laura Dern's Marmee. Having quite the career at the moment and beautifully done. Quietly encouraging her girls to be who they want to be. Aided by Jayne Houdyshell's Hannah, always ready with a pair of shoes. And those beautiful costumes by Jacqueline Durran, with a palette that she developed for each of the sisters from the colour of the Christmas book they received at the beginning of the novel. And Meryl Streep is the rich and haughty Aunt March. Being so rich she can say and do exactly as she likes. And she advises a good marriage is all the girls should aspire to, as they are not rich. She is hilarious with Meg's choice! But comes through in the glorious ending that makes you want to cheer.
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pishitsurii And Timothée Chalamet is Laurie. Mr Laurence's grandson. A rich idler whose charmed lifestyle we see first through the eyes of John Brooke, his then exasperated tutor, and later through Amy. His wild cavorting is not something available to John or any of the March sisters. As Amy points out to him the inequality of men and women (even when married. However rich. And he seems perfectly cast as the floppy haired louche. The great love story that never was, but all the March sisters seem to be a little in love with him, and the rest! and he with them. And far too neat for an ending with Jo. To the distraught Mr Dashwood. Stop me if you don't know the story but she meets her own Professor Friedrich Bhaer. I loved how Laurie is jealous of the talented newcomer, he can play the now silent piano! but caring, as Jo's protective new brother-in-law. Friedrich played by Louis Garrel being the equal in every way to Jo. And not afraid to criticise, much to her surprise. I like this new Professor very much. But how we wanted Jo and Laurie. And it almost happened this time. But fortunately the letter gets ripped up just when it's already too late.
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pishitsurii In a nice touch of fiction becoming fact, one of the later scenes shows Jo negotiating the publication of her novel Little Women. We can imagine Louisa May Alcott negotiating her own book deal, and then we watch the beautiful printing and binding of the story of the March sisters lives. And Mr Dashwood's children urging him to hurry more of the earlier chapters was like the Harry Potter of the day. Written by Jo's urgent ink stained fingers.
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pishitsurii Greta's Little Women made me want to go a wassailing again as a shout out to Winona Ryder's own Jo March. But the new Little Women are surely our best yet. A dream cast and talented crew in a gorgeous female centred production by a director who really cares about the love and friendship between the sisters, family and their friends.
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pishitsurii I think that if I restrict myself as a book character, I would be dismissing the heart of Louisa's work. Every women are unique. I am a bit of all of them, and I am the original me.