Commentary
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott is one of the most beloved novels of all time. To date, it has been adapted into seven major motion pictures.
The first two were silent films, released in 1917 and 1918, which are both considered lost. The third film but first talkie was a 1933 Columbia picture, directed by George Cukor. The next was a 1949 MGM film, produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The subsequent version would not be made until 1994, and it was another Columbia Picture, directed by Gillian Armstrong. There was another separation until the next movie, a modern retelling from 2018 directed by Clare Niedenpruem. The very next year brought the release of the final version to date, a Sony production written and directed by Greta Gertwig….