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1) Little women
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
2) Little women
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
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...
3) Little women
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follow the sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, on their journey from childhood to adulthood. Under the guidance of their mother Marmee, they navigate what it means to be a young woman: from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss, and marriage. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, this story is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868.
4) Little women
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's novel. The story details to the passage from childhood to womanhood of Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy who are all sisters. Despite hard times, they cling to optimism. As they mature they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters.
5) Little women
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Set in New England during the Civil War, it chronicles the lives and loves of Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth, four sisters who must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small, after their father leaves for battle.
6) Little women
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies during the harsh times of the Civil war.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Little women: The March sisters in an Academy Award winning version of the cherished Louisa May Alcott novel. Pride and prejudice: Mr. Darcy sets maiden hearts aflutter, except that of Elizabeth Bennett. Madame Bovary: All she wanted was everything. Anna Karenina: Garbo risks all for the perfect love in Tolstoy's tale of romance and Imperial Russia.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Four divorced/widowed women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying their "golden" years. This complete third season includes all 25 episodes of the smart, sassy, Emmy Award-winning classic comedy, plus bonus features: Golden Moments and The Golden Girls Scrapbook.
10) Little Dorrit
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When Arthur Clennam returns to London after several years abroad, he wants to learn more about his mother's new seamstress, young Amy Dorrit. His search brings him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he learns the truth about struggle and hardship in 1820s England.
11) Little children
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings. One day, Brad, a stay at home dad brings his son to the playground. Sarah is amazed to find these...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In season six, the series leaped forward five years, when a shocking event brought the girls, now young women, together again, back in the town of Rosewood, to face a new threat. Now, in the seventh and final season of the hit drama series, the PLLs band together to unearth answers to the last remaining secrets and take down "Uber A" for good in the most romantic season yet.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As the sixth season begins moments after the season five finale, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Mona are trapped outside the "dollhouse" where their tormentor, Charles, has been keeping them - with nowhere to run. Angered by their attempted escape, Charles' games take a more demented and darker turn. As the girls struggle to survive, Ezra, Caleb and Toby continue the fight to find the girls with or without Rosewood Police Department's help. Charles'...
17) Beasts of burden
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A documentary that explores elephant tourism and the working conditions of the men and women who care for these massive animals for little to no pay.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The Joseph sisters, Teri, Maxine and Tracy, share their hopes, aspirations and heartbreaks with each other--and with the men in their lives. A brilliant tapestry woven from the triumphs and setbacks of one American family's life experiences.
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