Just in time for Mother's Day, this week on Fabulous Film and Friends we’re putting the brakes on the testosterone-fueled man vs. man combat of our last few episodes by diving headfirst into an intense congress of girl power and warmhearted thoughts and feelings as we pit the 1949, 1994 and 2019 versions of Little Women against each other in an uncompromising evaluation of cinematic depth and storytelling prowess.
My guests this week are two world renowned guy- guys but respected girl movie lovers in their own right: Dr. David Johnson, DMD and Gordon Alex Robertson and the woman whose furrowed brow, stomping feet, and desk pounding motivated this episode, my sister the English literature major Roseanne Caputi.
The synopsis:
Set in the mid-19th century during and after The American Civil War, "Little Women" tells the story of the March sisters: Meg, the eldest and most grounded, Jo, a fiery headstrong writer, Beth, quiet and shy and an accomplished pianist, and Amy, an artist dead set on marrying for money. The films based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott follow the sisters as they grow up and face war, illness, death, love, marriage, financial crises and personal triumphs.
The 1949 version was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starred
June Allyson as Jo,
Elizabeth Taylor as Amy,
Janet Leigh as Meg,
Margaret O’Brien as Beth
Mary Astor as Marmee,
Lucile Watson as Aunt March
Peter Lawford as Laurie
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith as Mr. Lawrence
Rossano Brazzi as Professor Bhaer
Little Women (1994) was directed by Gillian Armstrong and starred:
Winona Ryder as Jo,
Trini Alvarado as Meg
Claire Danes as Beth,
Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis in a dual role as Amy
Susan Sarandon as Marmee
John Neville as Mr. Lawrence
Christian Bale as Laurie
Gabriel Byrne as Professor Bhaer
Little Women (2019) was Directed by Greta Gerwig and starred
Saoirse (Surshee) Ronan as Jo
Emma Watson as Beth
Florence Pugh as Amy
Eliza Scanlen as Beth
Laura Dern as Marmee
Bob Odenkirk as Reverend March
Meryl Streep as Aunt March
Chris Cooper as Mr. Lawrence
Timothee Chalamet as Laurie
Louis Garrel as Professor Bhaer
Just in time for Mother's Day, this week on Fabulous Film and Friends we’re putting the brakes on the testosterone-fueled man vs. man combat of our last few episodes by diving headfirst into an intense congress of girl power and warmhearted thoughts and feelings as we pit the 1949, 1994 and 2019 versions of Little Women against each other in an uncompromising evaluation of cinematic depth and storytelling prowess.
My guests this week are two world renowned guy- guys but respected girl movie lovers in their own right: Dr. David Johnson, DMD and Gordon Alex Robertson and the woman whose furrowed brow, stomping feet, and desk pounding motivated this episode, my sister the English literature major Roseanne Caputi.
The synopsis:
Set in the mid-19th century during and after The American Civil War, "Little Women" tells the story of the March sisters: Meg, the eldest and most grounded, Jo, a fiery headstrong writer, Beth, quiet and shy and an accomplished pianist, and Amy, an artist dead set on marrying for money. The films based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott follow the sisters as they grow up and face war, illness, death, love, marriage, financial crises and personal triumphs.
The 1949 version was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starred
June Allyson as Jo,
Elizabeth Taylor as Amy,
Janet Leigh as Meg,
Margaret O’Brien as Beth
Mary Astor as Marmee,
Lucile Watson as Aunt March
Peter Lawford as Laurie
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith as Mr. Lawrence
Rossano Brazzi as Professor Bhaer
Little Women (1994) was directed by Gillian Armstrong and starred:
Winona Ryder as Jo,
Trini Alvarado as Meg
Claire Danes as Beth,
Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis in a dual role as Amy
Susan Sarandon as Marmee
John Neville as Mr. Lawrence
Christian Bale as Laurie
Gabriel Byrne as Professor Bhaer
Little Women (2019) was Directed by Greta Gerwig and starred
Saoirse (Surshee) Ronan as Jo
Emma Watson as Beth
Florence Pugh as Amy
Eliza Scanlen as Beth
Laura Dern as Marmee
Bob Odenkirk as Reverend March
Meryl Streep as Aunt March
Chris Cooper as Mr. Lawrence
Timothee Chalamet as Laurie
Louis Garrel as Professor Bhaer