Little women
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture by Columbia Pictures in 1994.

Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.

Special features: audio commentary by Gillian Armstrong; delected scenes with director's commentary; 'Making-of' featurette; two trivia games; historical timeline; isolated music score; costume and set design gallery; theatrical trailers; talent files and production notes.

Music, Thomas Newman.

Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes.

Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their most cherished and painful moments of self-discovery as their mother's pride and strength guide them through questions of independence, romance and virtue.

DVD format.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Subtitled in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.