A Little Princess (1995 film)

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A Little Princess

Directed by	Alfonso Cuarón
Produced by	Alan C. Blomquist Dalisa Cohen Amy Ephron Mark Johnson
Written by	Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel) Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)
Starring	Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham
Cinematography	Emmanuel Lubezki
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date(s)	May 10, 1995
Running time	97 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

A Little Princess (1995) is a film directed by Alfonso Cuarón based upon the novel, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This adaptation was heavily influenced by the 1939 cinematic version with Shirley Temple and took great liberties with the original story. The action was moved to New York during World War I.

1 Plot Summary
2 TV Showings in the twenty first century
3 Awards
4 Cast
5 Movie stills
6 External links

[edit] Plot Summary

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self- worth. Sara's belief that "every girl's a princess" is tested to the limit, however, when word comes that her father was killed in action and his estate has been seized by the British government , miss minchin , i fit of rage expels her from normal life and turns her ut into the streets. Source:imdb.com

[edit] TV Showings in the twenty first century

TNT - (September 2002-March 2004)
ABC Family - (July 2004-November 2005, March 2007-current)
HBO-(July 2006-November 2006)

[edit] Awards

Winner: 1995 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Best Music and Best Production Design
A Little Princess was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Best Cinematography.