All of the performances are noteworthy, but a few actors stand out for their ability to shine in small roles. The separation of a family is equally compelling as this, too, is a situation unbounded by time. The decision by Jo (Ryder) to pursue her career rather than marriage to best friend Laurie (Bale) is perhaps more real today than it may have been in the late 1800s. With spirited performances by all, Armstrong's Little Women stands on its own as an engaging narrative with lively characters who face issues not completely foreign to modern little women. Armstrong took on more than a remake she tackled an American institution. Remaking this film is not just a question of spinning an updated tale or overhauling outdated ideas Little Women is a story treasured by many, and George Cukor's 1933 version starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo is probably the most beloved of the four film versions already in existence. Armstrong presents a warm, funny, and believable rendering of the March family living at Orchard House during the Civil War in New England. With some trepidation, I went to see this most recent remake of Little Women however, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Alcott's themes of familial love and individuality play quite well in the 1990s. Soffel) version of Little Women, based on the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott.
This idea comes through effectively in Australian director Armstrong's (My Brilliant Career, Mrs.
Using the term feminist in this day and age is surely grounds for some kind of punishment, but Little Women is certainly a feminist text in the best sense of the word: Women are depicted as individuals, striving to make lives for themselves that best express their talents and desires.
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