A Little Princess

Classic children’s tale about an English girl from a military family in India who is sent to boarding school when World War I breaks out. There she finds herself under the regime of a strict and spiteful headmistress. When news of her father’s death is received, the headmistress decides to bring the spirited child down a peg or two. Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, relocated from London to New York., A young girl must rely on her will and imagination to relive the joy of her wondrous childhood when tragedy suddenly strikes., Classic children’s tale about an English girl from a military family in India at the beginning of World War I. The girl is sent to boarding school where she finds herself under the regime of a strict and spiteful headmistress. After the girl’s father dies, the headmistress decides to bring the spirited child down a peg or two. Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel., Young Sara is sent to a strict New York boarding school when her father goes to fight in WWI. But her fortunes worsen when her father is reported dead and she must work as a lowly servant., Adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel about a young girl who’s taken to a stern boarding school while her father fights in WWI., Children’s classic tale about an English girl from a military family in India who is sent to boarding school when World War I breaks out. There she finds herself under the regime of a strict and spiteful headmistress. When news of her father’s death is received, the headmistress decides to bring the spirited child down a peg or two. Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, relocated from London to New York., During World War I, young Sara has mixed fortunes as she goes from a strict school to life as a servant. Captivating family tale from the author of The Secret Garden., In this sumptuous adaptation of the beloved children’s classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a young girl reared in the jungles of India lives an enchanted life filled with wealth, exotic adventures and a father’s love. But when tragedy strikes, she must rely on her will and imagination to relive the joy of her wondrous childhood., A privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children’s fantasy. Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story’s setting to World War I. 10 year-old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a respected New York City boarding school while her British father heads overseas to fight. Filled with wild stories and a playful attitude, the unconventional Sara becomes popular amongst her classmates but quickly comes into conflict with the harsh headmistress, Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron), who attempts to quash the child’s individuality. The young girl’s situation takes a serious turn for the worse when she unexpectedly receives word of her father’s death, and, suddenly impoverished, is forced into life as a servant. Treated as a lesser class of person by her former companions, Sara instead befriends her fellow servants and turns to the power of imagination in order to maintain hope for the future. In addition to changing the story’s setting, screenwriters Richard LaGravenese and Elizabeth Chandler add a layer of Indian mythology to the tale, allowing director Alfonso Cuaron the chance to punctuate the riches-to-rags fable with a series of lush, imaginative fantasy sequences. Though A Little Princess had difficulty attracting audiences during its initial run, its visual splendor and touching storytelling were praised by many critics, several of whom proclaimed the film one of the best family-oriented productions of its time., Adaptation of a family tale by Hodgson Burnett’s which narrates about a young girl placed into a strict school while her father fights in WW1.