‘Beautiful and heart-wrenching’ Saoirse Ronan film that was nominated for six Oscars is now streaming
‘Beautiful and heart-wrenching’ Saoirse Ronan film that was nominated for six Oscars is now streaming
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Saoirse Ronan's 2019 romantic drama that fans branded 'one of the best movie adaptations of a book' is now available to watch at home. Based on a famous 19th-century novel, the drama was helmed by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and boasts a star-studded cast.
Alongside Ronan, the ensemble includes Oscar-nominated actors Timothee Chalamet and Florence Pugh, who were just rising to mainstream fame around the time of the film's premiere. Fans of the actors will be thrilled to learn that Little Women is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Adapted from the Louisa May Alcott classic novel, it follows the story of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, as they navigate growing up in Massachusetts. Set during and after the American Civil War, the story has inspired various film and television adaptations.
Some of these include a 1933 version with Katharine Hepburn, an Oscar-winning 1949 flick with Elizabeth Taylor and a popular nineties rendition starring Winona Ryder. However, it is Gerwig's take on the Christmas tale that critics consider the most true to its source material.
Following its debut, the Academy Awards lauded the adaptation and nominated Gerwig for the Best Adapted Screenplay of 2020. Little Women also earned Ronan a nomination for the Best Actress prize. Meanwhile Pugh was named in the Best Supporting Actress category. The flick was additionally nominated for the Best Costume Design, Best Music and Best Picture prizes.
