Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life.
In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely.
Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbour Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
REVIEWS
★★★★★ Guardian
Sisters are writin’ it for themselves in Greta Gerwig’s festive treat
★★★★★ Empire Online
Gerwig saves her most impressive narrative flourish for the very end, with a finale that would absolutely delight Louisa May Alcott.
★★★★ Telegraph
An electric Timothée Chalamet is Greta Gerwig’s secret weapon
★★★★ Evening Standard
These March sisters are not just for Christmas — we’ll love them all our lives
