Sara Crew (Shirley Temple) is sent to boarding school by her widowed father Captain Crewe ... more
(Ian Hunter) so he can go and fight in the Boer War. When he is reported killed Sara is treated like a servant by the spiteful headmistress and can only cling to the hope that her father will one day return.
A LittlePrincess
Its the story of a young girl Sarah Crewe, brought up in India, who has to move to England and go to a boarding school while her father goes to war.
Her father is very wealthy, and so she is treated like royalty in the boarding school, with her own room, all her toys, and all thr other girls love her instantly.
However, after a months, the owner of the boarding school - Miss Minchin, hears of the sudden death of the young girls father, and decides to keep her out of charity and she has to work as a slave in the school as her keep.
The Storyline
I think the movie has an excellent storyline, i thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. It tells the story of hard times throughout the war, not only do you see the life of Sarah, But you see how the people of England survive, and how poor it was to live in. Its ...
Advantages: Great story Disadvantages: Bit sad in the middle
A littlePrincess
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***Story line***
A young girl called Sarah Crew who lives in India has to go to a boarding school in London as her father is fighting in the war. She has no mother but her father loves her very much and finds the best boarding school he possibly could. There she is treated as a princess and because her father is so rich she can have the largest bedroom and all the toys a girl could possibly want. She also has a locket which is very special to her and although she is not permitted to wear it she always keeps it on her. Sarah is called a princess by her father and proclaims to all the other girls that she is a princess which immediately gains her respect. She tells the other girls stories about when she was is India and most of the girls enjoy them apart from Lavinia. Lavinia is the only girl ...
Advantages: Heartbreakingly gorgeous film Disadvantages: Heartbreakingly tearful
, if you have ever heard this song then I think you will agree it is beautiful.
The theme of the story is very rags to riches; however, I do not want you to think that it is a rip off of Cinderella in the slightest, because I believe that it is completely unique to Cinderella.
The film, and the book give a message to children, that no matter how rich or poor they are, they can still be princesses, I think that although this is a childish message it encourages children to become more confident in themselves from a younger age, and it may also give them an insight into values. The film also encourages a children?s value in imagination which at a young age is extremely important.
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Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
Dutch\French\Italian
English\Italian
English
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Sara is at boarding school when she hears that her father is reportedly killed in action in the Boer War. After this she is treated like a servant by the headmistress and can only cling to the hope that her father will return...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
E1 ENTERTAINMENT
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Colourised Version, Original Black-and-White Version
Sound
Dolby Digital
DVD Description
Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular children's book and stage play, THE LITTLE PRINCESS features one of Shirley Temple's most memorable performances and her first Technicolor appearance. Temple stars as Sara Crewe, a little rich girl who is enrolled in a prestigious boarding school while her father goes off to fight in the Boer War in Africa. When Sara receives news of her father's death, the school's ruthless headmistress makes the newly penniless girl a galley slave and forces her to live in a cold, dark garret. Sara, who refuses to accept that her father has died, escapes from the school to search for him, believing that if she can find him, her tragic days of abuse and poverty may be over. The production values in this enthralling riches-to-rags-to-riches Victorian drama are lavish, and the plot and performances are deftly handled by director Walter Lang, but it is of course the irresistibly charming Temple who ensures THE LITTLE PRINCESS a lasting place in the hearts of her fans, film lovers, and children of all ages.
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