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1995 Certificate U
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Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this film follows the story of Sara Crewe who is sent to boarding school when her widowed father is called to war. She succeeds in bringing the magic of her childhood to all corners of the Miss Minchin's School For Girls. Read more

Starring Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews
Director Alfonso Cuaron
Genres Family

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A Little Princess

Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this film follows the story of Sara Crewe who is sent to boarding school when her widowed father is called to war. She succeeds in bringing the magic of her childhood to all corners of the Miss Minchin's School For Girls.

Starring Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews
Director Alfonso Cuaron
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Family
Language DVD: English
Dubbed Dutch, French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English, Italian
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Released DVD: 25 Oct 1999
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (6) of A Little Princess

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  • 5 stars out of 5

    Simple for children to understand, yet sophisticated enough for adults to enjoy too, this wonderful adaptation of the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (who also wrote The Secret Garden) is an instant classic. The importance of magic and imagination in all our lives is engagingly conveyed through the entrancing tale of a schoolgirl escaping into exotic flights of fancy after news of her father's death. Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón gives this spellbinding fable a dazzling look and an astonishing atmosphere that prove hard to resist. You'll be enthralled by this little marvel from colourful start to heart-rending finish.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...A children's film that plays equally well to kids and adults....Matthews is a constant delight....Marvelously crafted in every respect..."

    • Variety
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Entertaining fantasy

    Purists who know the book may be suprised to find the school has moved to New York, and that Becky has changed colour, but I think these are both valid changes to make the film appeal to a wider audience.

    What works really well in this adaptation is the settings and props. Things like the cramped, sickly-green front of the school; the puppetlike versions of the Indian myths; and the gorgeous transformation of Sarah's attic. These all combine to make a fairy tale out of a story , which suits the theme of the film very well.

      • Nicola from Winchester, England
      • Posted 24 Jul 2004 17:25

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  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A Little Princess

    This is a great film for your young children to watch, it has everything in it happiness sadness and excitement.

      • debndave from lancs
      • Posted 14 Oct 2003 13:31

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