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A Little Princess

1995 · 97 min

A visually rich, heartfelt story that blends imagination with hardship, offering a warm and uplifting experience for all ages.

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham

Tagline: No miracle is ever too small.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
class
family
immigration
Places: school
big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, family, fantasy
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Written by: Elizabeth Chandler, Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer, Vanessa Lee Chester, Rachael Bella, Camilla Belle, Kelsey Mulrooney
Music: Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, English

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