NOTE: This review will be based on this film in general, I did not read Louisa May Alcott's novel or the other adaptations of the novel.
Little Women is a 2019 film adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird). The film is based on Louisa May Alcott's famous 1868 novel Little Women. Little Women is the first book in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series. The story revolves around the lives of four sisters growing up during and after the Civil War. With their father off fighting the war, the girls face the hardships and constraints of poverty and social expectations.
My first impression of the film is that it is a bit slow, but not boring at all. The vast majority of the scenes are important in the film, if not all of them. Since I didn't read the novel I can't compare what I adapted from the book and what I didn't adapt to, or if they lacked important scenes. I have to say that sometimes I got a little confused when it was a flashback and when it was present, but as the film progresses you realize that when there are more blue dresses it is present and more red is a flashback.
The acting is superb, each of the cast is incredible, I love with my heart to Saoirse Ronan and see him with Timothée Chalamet back gave me happiness, their facial expressions, the way they speak, their accents, everything is perfect. Florence Pugh had one of her best years with Midsommar and now this film, and I have to say she is one of the best actresses around today. Laura Dern is obviously perfect as always and I hope she wins with Marriage Story. Meryl Streep was like Meryl Streep and had very little time on screen (Bob Odenkirk appeared more than her and he appeared in the middle of the film).
The cinematography was spectacular, each shot was incredible, and there is not much more to say.
The production design and the dresses are what shine most in this movie, they make you feel like you're in the 19th century. The dress design is going to win at the next Oscars gala, they're spectacular, from the dresses that appear when they're the "girls" to the present, each one is beautiful.
The editing and soundtrack were not the best of the film, the soundtrack of Alexandre Desplat was very good, not bad at all, but I would have wanted it to be more present and was not the best of him at all, I still think that The Grand Hotel Budapest is his best yet. On the other hand, the editing was a bit weak, when they changed you to flashback or present sometimes you didn't notice and there are scenes that are a bit badly edited where you realize that the cut is a bit badly done, but who cares?
In conclusion it's a good film with good direction, good acting, soundtrack, cinematography, costume design, and production design but I feel it's not my kind of film.
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